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Likud Files Police Complaint Over Election Law Violation
The Likud party filed a police complaint against Ronen Manelis, campaign manager for Gadi Eisenkot, for allegedly violating election law. Manelis shared a Polymarket forecast giving Eisenkot a 52% chance of becoming prime minister over Benjamin Netanyahu's 28%.
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What happened
- 01Likud filed a police complaint against Gadi Eisenkot's campaign manager, Ronen Manelis, for election law violations.
- 02Manelis shared a Polymarket forecast suggesting Eisenkot had a 52% chance of becoming prime minister.
- 03The forecast gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only a 28% chance of winning the premiership.
- 04Likud claims Manelis illegally influenced voters by not clarifying the source of the figures.
- 05The complaint argues the post was an attempt to influence the public through prohibited means.
Likud claims this was an illegal attempt to influence voters, as the figures were not from a standard opinion poll. The complaint calls for a full investigation into the matter.
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