Election Committee: Shin Bet Probe Won't Affect Final Results
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Israel's Central Elections Committee confirmed that a Shin Bet investigation will not alter the final election results. Acting Director General Dean Livne stated the probe is confidential and does not target any specific community. The Likud party won 27 seats in the final tally, with a 77.9% voter turnout. The official results will be submitted to the President on November 4th.
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- Shin Bet investigation will not affect final election results submitted to the President.
- Acting Director General Dean Livne assured the probe is confidential and sector-neutral.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu, Opposition Leader Lapid, and Gadi Eisenkot were briefed on the investigation.
- Likud secured 27 seats, "Yachad" 21, and "Mahane Tzioni" 12 in the final election results.
- Final voter turnout reached 77.9%, with 5,690,778 valid votes counted.
- Official results will be presented to the President on November 4th.
The Central Elections Committee has clarified that an ongoing Shin Bet investigation will not impact the final election results to be submitted to the President. Acting Director General Dean Livne stated that the probe, initiated by Committee Chairman Judge Noam Sohlberg based on classified intelligence presented by the Shin Bet chief, is being conducted in a highly limited circle of secrecy. The core details were also presented to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, and Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the "Yachad" party.
Livne emphasized that the investigation is proceeding parallel to the committee's official processes and does not pertain to any specific sector. He assured that once completed, the findings will be presented to the committee chairman for assessment of their scope and implications. The committee has published the final results for the 26th Knesset elections, with the Likud party securing 27 seats, followed by "Yachad" with 21, and "Mahane Tzioni" with 12.
The final voter turnout was 77.9%, with 5,716,665 votes cast. Of these, 5,690,778 were deemed valid, and 25,887 were disqualified. The electoral threshold of 3.25%, equivalent to 184,947 votes, was not crossed by several competing parties. These results are considered official, pending minor checks from routine oversight, and will be formally submitted to the President on November 4th.
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