Jewish Power Party Seeks to Disqualify Democratic Party from Knesset Race
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Otzma Yehudit has asked Israel's Central Elections Committee to disqualify the Democratic Party from the upcoming Knesset elections, accusing them of inciting racism. This action is a response to a similar disqualification request filed by the Democratic Party against Otzma Yehudit, which cited harm to democracy.
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- Otzma Yehudit seeks to disqualify the Democratic Party from Knesset elections.
- Otzma Yehudit accuses the Democratic Party of inciting racism.
- The Democratic Party had previously petitioned to disqualify Otzma Yehudit.
- The Democratic Party cited harm to democracy in their petition.
- The Central Elections Committee will rule on the disqualification requests.
The far-right Otzma Yehudit party has submitted a request to the Central Elections Committee to disqualify the Democratic Party from running in the 26th Knesset elections, citing "incitement to racism." This move follows a similar petition filed by the Democratic Party against Otzma Yehudit.
The Democratic Party's petition had specifically named Otzma Yehudit members Itamar Ben-Gvir and Tally Gotliv. They alleged that these individuals engaged in "harm to democracy and denial of the existence of the State of Israel as a democratic state."
Otzma Yehudit's current request argues that the Democratic Party's actions and statements constitute incitement to racism, thus violating Israeli election law. The Central Elections Committee will now review both petitions and decide whether to disqualify either party from participating in the upcoming elections.
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