Likud Legal Advisor Files Supreme Court Petition Against Central Elections Committee Chair

The Likud party's legal advisor, Attorney Ilan Bombach, announced plans to petition Israel's Supreme Court against Moti Kastel, the chairman of the Central Elections Committee. This move follows a dispute over the use of the Elector app in the upcoming elections. The conflict intensified after Judge Noam Solberg, who also chairs the committee, rejected Likud's request to reconsider his decision barring the app's use.

Bombach argued that changing the election rules mid-process is unacceptable and that Solberg's role is to ensure election integrity, not to protect voter privacy. Likud maintains there is no privacy breach since individual votes are not exposed, and points out that many Western countries encourage voting through similar means. The party claims Solberg's decision undermines democracy by restricting voter encouragement tools.

The petition is set to be filed imminently, emphasizing the importance of promoting voter turnout as a fundamental democratic mechanism. This legal challenge marks a continuation of the ongoing battle between Likud and the Central Elections Committee over election procedures ahead of the 2026 elections.