Ahead of the next Knesset election, slated to take place by late next year, a majority of Israelis feel that their policy views are not adequately represented by the existing political parties, a study by the Israeli Democracy Institute has found.

According to the Jerusalem-based think tank’s annual Democracy Index, only 26 percent of Israelis “feel that there is a party that properly represents them,” while 35% say that they feel “partly” represented and 34% believe that no party reflects their views.

The share of Israelis who believe that there is a party that closely represents their views “is the lowest recorded since 2003,” IDI reported, adding that those feeling the most politically homeless are mostly clustered in the center of the political spectrum.

On the left, 27% of respondents stated that there was no party that closely represented their views, versus 31.5% in the center and 27% on the right.

Overall, 86% of Haredim reported feeling that there is a party that closely or partly represents their views, while only 59.5% of national-religious Jews feel the same. Thirty-six percent of national-religious Jews feel that there is no party that represents their views, versus 32% among traditional religious, 32% among traditional non-religious, and 28% among secular Jews.

Seventy-one percent of Israelis (69% of Jews and 78% of Arabs) believe that it is “important for Israel to have a constitution,” something the anti-Netanyahu opposition has

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