Likud Files Police Complaint Over Election Law Violation
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
The Likud party filed a police complaint against Ronen Manelis, campaign manager for Gadi Eisenkot, for allegedly violating election law. Manelis shared a Polymarket forecast giving Eisenkot a 52% chance of becoming prime minister over Benjamin Netanyahu's 28%. Likud claims this was an illegal attempt to influence voters, as the figures were not from a standard opinion poll. The complaint calls for a full investigation into the matter.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Likud filed a police complaint against Gadi Eisenkot's campaign manager, Ronen Manelis, for election law violations.
- Manelis shared a Polymarket forecast suggesting Eisenkot had a 52% chance of becoming prime minister.
- The forecast gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only a 28% chance of winning the premiership.
- Likud claims Manelis illegally influenced voters by not clarifying the source of the figures.
- The complaint argues the post was an attempt to influence the public through prohibited means.
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