Israel's President Receives Final Election Results
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
President Yitzhak Herzog officially received the final results of Israel's 26th Knesset elections on Wednesday. The Central Elections Committee approved the results with a majority vote, despite ongoing investigations into alleged foreign interference. The Likud party won the most seats with 27 mandates, and the President will now begin consultations to form a government.
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- President Yitzhak Herzog received the final results of the 26th Knesset elections on Wednesday.
- The Central Elections Committee approved the election results with 15 votes in favor, two against, and 14 abstentions.
- The Likud party emerged as the largest faction with 27 mandates, followed by Yesh Atid with 21.
- Allegations of foreign interference are under investigation but do not currently impact the election results' approval.
- President Herzog will now begin consultations with party representatives to form a government.
President of Israel Yitzhak Herzog officially received the final results of the 26th Knesset elections on Wednesday at the President's Residence in Jerusalem. The results were approved earlier by the Central Elections Committee plenum with 15 votes in favor, two against, and 14 abstentions, following a comprehensive review of the votes cast.
The final tally shows the Likud party emerging as the largest faction in the new Knesset with 27 mandates. Following Likud are Yesh Atid with 21 mandates and the Mahane Party with 12 mandates. The Joint List secured 11 mandates, while Democrats and Ra'am each received eight. Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism each garnered seven mandates, with Shas and Religious Zionism obtaining six mandates apiece.
The approval of the results occurred amidst allegations of foreign interference in the elections. Noam Sohlberg, Chairman of the Central Elections Committee and a Supreme Court Justice, stated that while these suspicions are under investigation, they do not currently cast doubt on the overall integrity of the elections or justify delaying the results' approval. The committee reported that protocols from 9,069 polling stations, approximately 75% of all regular polling stations, were examined during the review process, with no findings indicating changes to the results or compromising the election's fairness.
Receiving the official results from the Central Elections Committee is a key step in the post-election process. President Herzog is expected to hold consultations with representatives of the elected factions in the coming days to determine who they recommend for the task of forming the next government.
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