Israel president accepts election results, rejecting Netanyahu's fraud claims
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted as legally binding the certified results from last week's parliamentary elections and said he would begin consultations with party representatives on the formation of a new government. Herzog's acceptance of the results as valid dealt a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's effort to discredit the vote in which his…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted the certified results of last week's parliamentary elections, dismissing claims of fraud made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters. Herzog said he would begin consultations with party representatives to form a new government, noting that the election results were legally binding.
Netanyahu and his party have repeatedly accused the Arab-led parties of stealing the election, possibly with foreign assistance. However, Israel's election commission found no evidence of irregularities that compromised the election's integrity or affected its results. The Shin Bet intelligence service, headed by a Netanyahu appointee, is still investigating allegations of foreign interference in the election, but no evidence has been provided to substantiate these claims.
Herzog emphasized that casting doubt on the election results is dangerous and that public trust in the electoral process must be preserved.
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