Another step on the way to the ballot box is behind us, and now that the Knesset lists have been closed, Prof. Ofer Koenig of the Israel Democracy Institute, an expert in comparative politics, estimates what the next Knesset will look like.
In terms of the number of lists, the previous Knesset entered the lowest number of parties ever, eight in number, and now it is estimated that the trend will be reversed. In addition, 20 MKs elected in 2020 will not be part of the next Knesset, and their number is expected to rise to 30.
The female representation will also maintain its power in the current Knesset, and their number, which stands at 30, is expected to remain the same even after the upcoming election round. The relatively largest number of Knesset members is in the Labor Party, which is also the only one led by a woman (Merav Michaeli).
In the outgoing Knesset, another record was set, this time of non-Jewish Knesset members, with their number climbing to 17 Arabs and Druze. The record number is not expected to be maintained, as it seems that the RAAM party, led by Mansour Abbas, will not pass the blocking percentage.
In the previous three rounds of elections, the outgoing chiefs of staff stood out, occupying key positions in the last Knesset and sweeping many voters to the polls, and the number of senior military politicians was 13 generals. This time, after the resignation of Moshe Ya’alon and Gabi Ashkenazi, Bnei Gantz and Gadi Isank’s refusal Entering the political cauldron – it seems that the buzz around the generals is diminishing.Will this time, as in 2016, there be no general in the Knesset of Israel?
One third of the members of the 20th Knesset (2019-2015) previously served in local government, and the next Knesset is also expected to include many MKs with a similar background, after the joining of Meir Yitzhak-Halevi (Eilat), Alon Davidi (Sderot), Ofer Berkovich (Jerusalem) and Mazen Ghanaim (former mayor of Sakhnin, if RAAM passes the blocking percentage).