Israel’s election chief says results valid after Netanyahu claims vote ‘stolen’
Israel’s election chief says results valid after Netanyahu claims vote ‘stolen’ Israel’s Central Elections Committee chairman Noam Sohlberg said on Sunday that the election was conducted properly and its results reflect voters’ will, Haaretz reported. Speaking alongside Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet chief David Zini, Sohlberg said all three backed the conclusions. "We are…
Middle East Eye reports that Israel's election chief, Noam Sohlberg, has stated that the recent election results are valid, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims that the vote was "stolen." Sohlberg, along with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet chief David Zini, affirmed that the election was conducted properly and that the results reflect voters' will.
This statement came in response to Netanyahu and his Likud party's allegations of election fraud and their warning to opposition parties to avoid collaborating with Palestinian parties to form a new government.
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