{
  "id": 909202,
  "title": "No 200,000 votes? Drop out: Israel’s small parties face a much higher election threshold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/no-200-000-votes-drop-out-israels-small-parties-face-a-much-higher",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:35:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ynetnews",
    "slug": "ynetnews",
    "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkszhiolfg"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Taub Center analysis says Israel’s expanding electorate could raise the number of votes needed to clear the 3.25% threshold from about 171,000 at 70% turnout to roughly 195,000 if turnout reaches 80%, leaving small parties at risk of wasting enough votes to determine the election",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}