In Israel, began voting in parliamentary elections.

SyuzhetyDosrochnye parliamentary elections in Izraile10.02.2009Nachalos voting in KnessetPress-konferentsiiVybory after voyny06.02.2009Na questions readers Lenty.Ru "said Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel began voting in parliamentary elections for which will be formed a new Cabinet of Ministers.

Polling stations opened at 07:00 local time (08:00 Moscow time), will operate until 22:00 local time (23:00 Moscow time). In the elections will be able to attend some 5.3 million Israelis have the right to vote.
Elections are held according to party lists. The parties that received at least 2 percent of the vote, are eligible to participate in the allocation of 120 seats.

The main struggle for political predictions, spread between the Likud party, headed by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netaniagu, and Kadima, led by Tzipi Livni - Acting Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel.
According to opinion polls conducted before the elections, the AFP, "the Likud ahead of" Kadima ", which had a majority of seats in parliament the previous convocation. However, none of these parties can not rely on 61 the mandate of the Parliament and will not be able to form government.
Third place, opinion polls gave the party Avigdor Lieberman called "Our House - Israel" focused on immigrants from former Soviet countries. The main coalition partner, "Kadima, Labor, or Labor, headed by the Minister of Defense Ehud Barak, claimed fourth place.