Israel’s election commission says no fraud found in last week’s vote
The committee reviewed 9,069 polling stations and said the vote totals accurately reflected voters’ choices, rejecting claims of foreign interference and ballot tampering.
- On Wednesday, President Isaac Herzog formally accepted the certified October 27 election results and began consultations with party leaders to determine who will attempt to form a government.
- The Central Elections Committee audited 9,069 polling stations—approximately 75% of total locations—and found no evidence of irregularities, directly undermining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated fraud allegations.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara rejected a Shin Bet request on Tuesday to interrogate Arab lawmakers, including Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas, stating "it is not permissible to interrogate citizens or elected officials without evidence."
- Neither Netanyahu's bloc nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's coalition secured the 61 seats required for a Knesset majority, while Arab-led parties surged to a record 19 seats, becoming potential kingmakers.
- Herzog has 28 days to task a candidate with forming a government, with a possible 14-day extension. Past deadlocks lasted 58 days, signaling potential prolonged instability or new elections ahead.
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Extensive verifications revealed "no irregularities", while the Israeli Prime Minister left "serious suspicions" behind.
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Netanyahu maintains allegations of foreign interference in elections after the results were approved on Wednesday.
Israel rejects Netanyahu’s election fraud claims, confirms official results
TEL AVIV - Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday received the official results of last week’s parliamentary elections as the Central Elections Committee rejected fraud allegations raised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and right-wing parties.
The Israeli electoral commission stated on Wednesday that it found no irregularities in last week's votes, rejecting the accusations of fraud repeatedly made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After access to the audit results, Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned what he classified as racist statements directed at the Arab population of the country during the election campaign. Herzog will be responsible for calling the parties to form a…
Both Israel's president and the chief election commissioner have stated that the Arab vote should not be doubted. Netanyahu's party has alleged voting irregularities in Israel's Arab areas. Today, Israel's chief election commissioner approved the election results.
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