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World Service,27 Oct 2026,49 mins
Israel holds its first election since the October the Seventh
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The general election on Tuesday hangs over a country that's deeply divided and ready for a fight. Key issues include the security failures that led to the Hamas attacks, how to share the burden of military service, and Israel's international standing. Brazil's defeated right- wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro says the supreme court has banned him from leaving the country, despite his party announcing its acceptance of yesterday's results - we'll speak to a Brazilian political expert. The US justice department has filed new charges against the former FBI director James Comey - we'll hear from an American legal expert. (Photo: A person walks past an election campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and the leader of the Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot; Credit: Abir Sultan/EPA/Shutterstock)
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