Politics

"Tomorrow at 08:30 in the morning I am going to vote – I do it with a great sense of excitement and pride, as a citizen who loves his country."

The President of the State of Israel, President Shimon Peres, sent a message to all the citizens of Israel on the eve of the elections calling on them to vote. In a message that was also uploaded on to the president's Facebook page, President Peres calls upon all Israeli's to take advantage of their democratic right to vote:

"Tomorrow at 08:30 in the morning I am going to vote – I do it with a great sense of excitement and pride, as a citizen who loves his country. As a proud citizen of a democratic country. I call upon you all; do it – go and vote with a sense of full participation and pride. It's crucial that each one of you, once every four years, will show the world that this is a democratic country with citizens who love the country and love democracy."

 President Peres added a special message in English to the international community and said:

 "Despite the many problems Israel faces, we are a democracy every day and every morning. Tomorrow, I hope that most of the citizens, whoever can, will go and vote; freely and independently in a full day of democracy. So we have been, so we shall be. Our citizens will go the ballots and decide what the future will be."