The elections to the 18th Knesset (legislature of Israel) were
held on February 10, 2009, almost three years after the elections
to the 17th Knesset and approximately twenty months before the
original date set for them to be held. The elections are best
understood in the context of the wars that were at each end of Ehud
Olmert's government tenure, corruption scandals involving the prime
minister, and the failure of Tzipi Livni, the newly elected head of
the ruling center party, Kadima to form a new coalition following
Olmert's resignation.
The election campaign of 2009 began with the resignation of Ehud
Olmert in the shadow of his corruption scandals and issues of
integrity and clean government. This was followed by the world
financial crisis, which directed attention towards the economic
dimension and performance of the candidates. On the face of it, the
campaign was cut short when military action began in Gaza. Still,
the election was on the minds of candidates, and the question of
who can best ensure security prevailed in the campaign. It
becamepersonalized and focused on the candidates: the two
candidates who had once headed the government and aspired to
return, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, and the chairperson of
Kadima, Tzipi Livni, who was running for the first time as head of
a party.
The Elections in Israel 2009 will be of particular interest to
those concerned with comparative politics and elections in an open
society. This volume is the latest in the series begun in 1969.
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