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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Likud Party to Challenge Election Results, Eisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Exploiting Qatar Issue

The Likud party plans to petition the Central Elections Committee to nullify results from polling stations facing allegations of vote buying and illegal practices.

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What happened

  1. 01The Likud party is preparing to petition the Central Elections Committee to cancel results from suspicious polling stations.
  2. 02Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of exploiting Qatari interference allegations to challenge election results.
  3. 03The petition cites suspicions of vote buying, illegal methods, and alleged Qatari interference in the elections.
  4. 04Senior Likud officials are demanding new elections in the polling stations under suspicion.
  5. 05Eisenkot urged the Shin Bet to investigate foreign interference and called for the new Knesset to convene on time.

Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of exploiting suspicions of Qatari interference to challenge the election results and delay the official outcome. Eisenkot called for a full investigation into foreign interference and stressed the importance of respecting the voters' will by convening the new Knesset on schedule.

Translated and summarized by baba from Alarab, the latest report. Read Alarab’s original

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