Israeli legislative election, 1988

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The Israeli legislative election of 1988 was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the 12th Knesset, marked by continued rivalry between the Likud and Alignment blocs amid ongoing security and political tensions.

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instanceOf Israeli legislative election
legislative election
country Israel
determined composition of Israeli government coalition
distribution of Knesset seats among parties
electionDate 1988-11-01
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
electoralThreshold 1% of valid votes
forOffice 12th Knesset
governingCoalitionLeader Likud
linked to: Likud party
isPartOf elections in Israel
languageOfCampaign Hebrew
leadingBloc Alignment
Likud
linked to: Likud party
legislatureNumber 12
legislatureTermEnd 1992
legislatureTermStart 1988
mainIssue Arab–Israeli conflict
economic policy
security situation
majorParty Alignment
Likud
linked to: Likud party
nextElection Israeli legislative election, 1992
oppositionBloc Alignment
parliament Knesset
politicalContext continued rivalry between Likud and Alignment
previousElection Israeli legislative election, 1984
primeMinisterBeforeElection Yitzhak Shamir
primeMinisterBeforeParty Likud
linked to: Likud party
resultedIn formation of the 12th Knesset
tookPlaceDuring First Intifada
tookPlaceIn State of Israel
linked to: Israel
totalSeats 120
typeOfElection parliamentary election
votingEligibility Israeli citizens of voting age
votingSystem closed list proportional representation

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Mapam participatedIn Israeli legislative election, 1988
Israeli legislative election, 1984 nextElection Israeli legislative election, 1988
Tehiya participatedIn Israeli legislative election 1988
subject linked to: Tehiya political party
linked to: Israeli legislative election, 1988