With the Likud and Blue and White running neck and neck in the polls, and surveys showing a virtual tie, again, between the Right and Left blocs, all are looking for that one element that might tip the balance, upend the race, and make all the difference – the coronavirus.
A poll commissioned by the Rimon Cohen & Co. consulting firm and carried out by the Midgam polling firm found that 6.5% of 502 respondents said that they were considering not voting in the upcoming elections because of concern about the coronavirus. With 6.4 million Israelis eligible to vote in Monday’s election, this translates into some 400,000 people who – according to the survey – are considering not voting because they don’t want to risk exposure to the virus.
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