Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand is first of nearly 5,000 officials overseas voting Thursday; polls close at 8 p.m. in San Francisco
The elections for the 20th Knesset have officially begun for thousands of Israeli diplomats across the globe.
While most Israeli citizens have to wait for March 17, nearly 5,000 Israeli representatives in 96 embassies and consulates from Amman to El Salvador on Thursday had the chance to cast their ballot in time for it to be sent via diplomatic mail to Jerusalem to be counted for Election Day.
The first Israeli to vote was Israel’s ambassador in Wellington Yosef Livne, at 9 a.m. New Zealand time. The last voting station was set to close at 8 p.m. in San Francisco. For the first time, elections also took place in Israel’s new embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, which opened only about a month ago.