Israel's Election Committee to Hear Challenges Against Political Lists

By מתי טוכפלד

First reported by Panet · 7 hours ago

What happened

Israel's Central Elections Committee will begin hearings this week on petitions to disqualify political parties and candidates for the 26th Knesset elections. Several Arab parties and their candidates are targets, alongside other lists, with decisions subject to Supreme Court appeal.

• 01Israel's Elections Committee will hear challenges against political lists and candidates.
• 02Ra'am, Otzma Yehudit, and the Democrats are among those facing disqualification requests.
• 03The committee can disqualify candidates based on specific legal grounds.
• 04Decisions made by the committee can be appealed to the Supreme Court.
• 05Political analysts expect the Supreme Court to have the final say on disqualifications.

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Now 14Right · Hebrew4 hours ago

Israel's Election Committee to Hear Challenges Against Political Lists

PanetUnrated · Arabic7 hours ago

Knesset Election Committee Reviews Disqualification Requests

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