Netanyahu's party claims Israeli election 'stolen' as results show him losing majority
Summary
Final Israeli election results gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, leaving it short of a majority. His Likud party alleged without evidence that Arab-led parties had stolen the election, while election officials said claims of systematic violations were baseless and that an investigation into possible foreign interference would not change the results.Key Facts
- Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats, his main opposition won 48, and Arab-led parties won 19.
- The Knesset has 120 seats, so Netanyahu’s bloc fell short of a majority.
- The opposition said Likud’s claims demonized Arab voters and sought to undermine the election results.
- Election committee head Noam Sohlberg asked the Shin Bet security agency to investigate reported suspicions of foreign interference, saying he could not verify them.
- Likud accused unnamed foreign actors of helping Arab-led parties, but offered no evidence in its statement.
- Qatar denied reports linking it to alleged election interference and called the allegations ridiculous and dangerous.
- The election commission said the probe was based on classified intelligence and would not affect the final results submitted to the president.
- The election results still required certification and were due to be submitted to Israel’s president the following Wednesday.
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