Election Results to Be Sent to President Even Without Central Election Committee Approval
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Central Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg plans to submit the 26th Knesset election results to the President on Wednesday, regardless of committee approval. This comes amid coalition opposition and Likud's demand for a full investigation into alleged voting irregularities. Sohlberg, along with Shin Bet head David Zini and the government's legal advisor, stated that the probe would not invalidate the results. If the committee rejects the results, the High Court of Justice will decide.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Central Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg will submit election results to the President on Wednesday, even if not approved by the committee.
- Coalition representatives on the Central Election Committee may oppose approving the election results.
- The Likud party questioned the premature declaration of election validity before a Shin Bet investigation.
- Only 4,612 votes separated a mandate transfer, prompting Likud's call for a thorough investigation.
- Sohlberg rejected Likud's request for an emergency meeting of the Central Election Committee.
- If the committee rejects the results, the High Court of Justice will review the decision.
The Chairman of the Central Election Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, is preparing for the possibility that coalition representatives within the committee may oppose approving the results of the 26th Knesset elections. According to Kan News, Sohlberg intends to present the election results to the President on Wednesday, as required by law, even if the committee does not officially ratify them. This follows an official statement by Sohlberg, alongside Shin Bet head David Zini and the government's legal advisor, emphasizing that an investigation into suspected voting irregularities would not lead to the cancellation of the parliamentary election results. The Likud party expressed confusion over the declaration of the elections as properly conducted before the Shin Bet's investigation concluded, particularly as only 4,612 votes separated the transfer of one mandate from Ra'am to the right-wing bloc. Likud demanded a thorough investigation into the suspicions. Sohlberg rejected Likud's request for an emergency meeting of the Central Election Committee. Given that coalition parties hold a majority on the committee, there is a real possibility that the election results will not be officially approved. Should the committee decide to reject the results, the matter would be escalated to the High Court of Justice (Bagatz).
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