Municipal elections in Israel were held on October 30. Local elections determine mayors and heads of local and regional councils, as well as local council representatives who run as part of lists, with each list attaining seats in proportion to its share of votes.
In Arab society local elections are widely regarded as more consequential for daily life than national elections and draw greater voter participation. Some of the more anticipated issues in this cycle were (i) the prospect of high turnover of Arab mayors and heads of council (what this would indicate about internal dynamics in Arab society and potential consequences for government-funded economic development programs); (ii) outcomes for Arab women candidates, who ran in record numbers; (iii) results in mixed cities where some prominent campaigns ran on platforms reinforcing Jewish-Arab divisions and mistrust; and (iv) elections-related violence in Arab municipalities.
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