MK Sharren Haskel Alleges Pressure to Document Vote for State Comptroller in Supreme Court Affidavit
How 10 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Mako · 9 hours ago
What happened
MK Sharren Haskel filed an affidavit to Israel's Supreme Court alleging that New Hope faction members were pressured to vote for Michael Regev as State Comptroller and to document their votes. The contested election involved multiple rounds and procedural controversies, with the Supreme Court ordering a re-vote that the Knesset Speaker has refused to hold. Haskel is also seeking to split from her faction for independent funding and has resigned from her deputy minister role.
- 01MK Sharren Haskel claims New Hope members were forced to document votes for Michael Regev as State Comptroller.
- 02The June 3 election required multiple rounds due to no candidate reaching the 61-vote majority initially.
- 03Some Likud MKs publicly documented their votes, breaching the secret ballot and causing a vote suspension.
- 04The Supreme Court ordered a re-vote, but Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has refused to conduct it.
- 05Haskel seeks to split from the National Right faction to gain independent party funding.
- 06Haskel resigned as Deputy Foreign Minister and will not run in upcoming Likud primaries.
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