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Election Results Publication Set Despite Coalition's Delay Attempts

The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Justice Noam Solberg, ruled on Tuesday that the official results of the Knesset election will be published as scheduled on Wednesday. Solberg rejected a last-minute request by coalition parties to delay the announcement, stating that Israeli Basic Law mandates the publication and that no entity has the authority to prevent it.

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What happened

01Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Solberg ruled that Knesset election results will be published as scheduled on Wednesday.
02Solberg rejected a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition bloc to delay the publication over suspicions of foreign interference.
03Coalition representatives sought to review Shin Bet intelligence regarding investigations into alleged voter fraud and vote-buying by Arab suspects.
04Solberg stated that the committee lacks the legal authority to postpone the results or to demand information on law enforcement investigations.
05The Likud party's petition for an urgent meeting was submitted by attorney Ilan Bombach, the committee's deputy chairman representing the party.
06Any claims regarding the election results must be addressed by the courts after the official publication, according to Solberg.
07The official results will be presented on Wednesday to President Isaac Herzog to begin the process of forming the next government.

Representatives from parties within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, which lost its governing majority in the election, had petitioned for an urgent committee meeting. Represented by Likud's attorney Ilan Bombach, the coalition cited serious suspicions of foreign interference and alleged voter fraud, specifically requesting to review Shin Bet intelligence regarding ongoing investigations into Arab suspects.

Solberg, who also serves as Supreme Court deputy president, clarified that the committee lacks the jurisdiction to deliberate on law enforcement investigations or request information from them. He emphasized that any claims regarding the election results must be addressed by the courts after the official results are published. The certified results will be presented on Wednesday to President Isaac Herzog, who will then begin consultations to form the next government.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 09:06

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