Joint List Celebrates Exit Polls in Nazareth Amid High Arab Turnout
Joint List activists in Nazareth celebrated exit polls showing a double-digit mandate projection and high Arab voter turnout exceeding 70%, with leaders pledging to push for a Palestinian state.
Activists at the Joint List headquarters in Nazareth celebrated exit polls on Tuesday evening with songs and chants calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, as initial estimates indicated that voter turnout in the Arab sector exceeded 70%.
According to preliminary data released by the campaign, voter turnout reached 83.5% in Sakhnin, 79.8% in Rahat, 70.1% in Umm al-Fahm, 70% in Nazareth, and 59.8% in Mevo Horon or Maghar. Officials noted that these figures remain provisional and await official confirmation from election authorities as vote counting proceeds.
Following the promising exit poll projections, Joint List representatives outlined their core political objectives, vowing to push for the establishment of a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders and to oppose home demolitions in the Negev. Party leadership expressed hope that the projected electoral gains will translate into significant political leverage aimed at unseating the current government.
Ofer Cassif, the fifth candidate on the Joint List slate, issued a passionate response to the early results.
"The Palestinian people will achieve the establishment of their home! We will not surrender! The struggle is not over, it is stepping up a gear, and we will pursue fascism until we completely eliminate it."
Final mandate allocations will be determined only after the complete verification and tallying of all ballots nationwide.
