Municipal elections

Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt head to November run-off in Los Angeles mayoral race

Karen Bass leads 37% in the LA mayoral race, facing Republican Spencer Pratt in the November run-off after a crowded first round marked by wildfires, homelessness, and political clashes.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dances near supporters while attending her election night watch party as she runs for reelection in the Los Angeles mayoral race during the California primary election in Los Angeles, June 2, 2026.
 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip May 11, 2024.

Palestinians in Gaza to vote in municipal elections, offering view into support for Hamas

Bloomberg-Sagol Center opens third class to train Israel’s mayors

Third cohort of Bloomberg-Sagol leadership program launches at TAU

 Israelis in Jerusalem are seen protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire defense minister Yoav Gallant, near the Prime Minister’s Residence, Nov. 6, 2024.

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Municipal elections in Haifa: Who will locals elect in Israel's 3rd largest city?

The Jerusalem Post spoke to some local residents about their views on the election, which issues are important to Haifa, which candidates have their support, and what they think about the pigs.

 Campaign posters are seen at a voting booth in Haifa on the day of the municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

How are IDF soldiers, Israeli prisoners voting for municipal elections?

Throughout Election Day, around 570 polling stations will be opened in various IDF positions, including conflict zones.

 IDF soldiers at a military polling station.

Beit Shemesh man arrested for attempting to bribe voters, commit fraud

A Beit Shemesh resident in his 20s attempted to bribe voters to vote for a specific candidate, and tried to buy ID cards to commit voter fraud.

Police car at night

Municipal elections still important, despite being overshadowed by war - editorial

The party lines are split far differently simply because the policies and the issues dealt with on a day-to-day are worlds away from one another.

 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS are postponed again– to Feb. 27.

Tolerance and respect is key amid wartime municipal elections - opinion

As Israel holds local elections today, which by definition emphasize disagreements and generate division and contrariness, here are two examples that show a different way.

 AN INSCRIPTION with an excerpt of Lord Allenby’s address at the dedication of the YMCA in Jerusalem in 1933 is on display at the entrance to the complex.

Israel heads to wartime municipal election after months of postponement

11 local authorities in border areas of Gaza, North will vote in November

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Israel heads to wartime municipal election

11 local authorities in the Gaza and northern border areas will vote in November.

 An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli selects his ballot paper on the day of Israel's general election in a polling station in Jerusalem November 1, 2022.

'Normalizing the occupation': PLO calls for boycott against Arab-Israeli list in local elections

"The participation of a Palestinian list in the occupation's municipal elections in Jerusalem is a shameless normalization that serves the plans of the occupation," read the announcement.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks before the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah, West Bank May 11, 2020

Rabbi Haim Pear: The Anglo Jerusalemite fighting municipal inefficiency

Jerusalemite of the Week: Ahead of the municipal elections, In Jerusalem sat with Rabbi Pear to discuss his entry into politics, as well as what he hopes to advance on the city council.

 Rabbi Haim Pear, founder of Shir Hadash.

Laura Wharton: The accessibility advocator fighting for an equal Jerusalem

Jerusalemite of the Week: Ahead of municipal elections, In Jerusalem sat down with Laura Wharton and discussed her positions and goals she hopes to advance as part of Yossi Havilio’s Jerusalem Union.

 Laura Wharton, Jerusalem City Council member.