Israel’s election commission says no fraud found in last week’s vote
The committee said an audit of 9,069 polling stations found no irregularities that would change the result, rejecting fraud claims from Netanyahu and Likud.
- 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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Netanyahu maintains allegations of foreign interference in elections after the results were approved on Wednesday.
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…
The Central Electoral Commission has validated the results of the October 27 elections, confirming the lack of any evidence of fraud and strengthening the historical score of the Arab parties, despite the contest by Prime Minister Netanyahul, reports Haaretz. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has filed 1,200 complaints about voting in the Arab communities, while the right-wing extremist party Ben-Gvir has announced that it will oppose the validat…
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.
A few hours after the results were published, the electoral authorities found "no irregularities or evidence indicating that the integrity of the elections had been compromised".
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