Upholding democracy in a global pandemic: the Israeli elections experience
Arnon B. Afek, Eyal Leshem, Ehud Kaliner, Dov Fast, Siegal Sadetzki · Journal of Travel Medicine · 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted countries' democratic election. On March 2020 Israel held a general parliamentary elections. The participation rate was 71.5%, compared with a 70% rate on the previous elections held in September 2019. We review Israel's actions which lead to a safe elections process and enhanced participation rate.