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Israel's election commission says no fraud found in last week's vote

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Blackburn, G. (2026, November 4). Israel's election commission says no fraud found in last week's vote. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/israels-election-commission-says-no-fraud-found-in-last-weeks-vote

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Euronews · collected 2026-11-04 · by Gavin Blackburn

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Israel’s election commission announced on Wednesday that it found no evidence of electoral fraud in last week’s vote, contradicting claims by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters who alleged voter theft by Arab-led parties. The committee reviewed all complaints thoroughly but identified no irregularities affecting the election results. With the certification of results expected later today, President Isaac Herzog will start consultations with party leaders to determine who can form a new government, likely Netanyahu or opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. Due to neither side securing a parliamentary majority, potential alliances between rivals or with Arab-led parties are under consideration to avoid another election early next year.
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As of November 5, 2026, Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as a favored candidate to form Israel's next government after an inconclusive election where Benjamin Netanyahu secured 53 seats while the opposition bloc won 48. The Arab-majority Joint List, which holds 19 key seats, announced its support for Eisenkot, significantly weakening Netanyahu’s position. On November 1, Isaac Herzog, Israel's president, urged political parties to negotiate openly and avoid fresh elections after the previous election failed to produce a clear majority coalition. Since then, Netanyahu faced setbacks as the religious party United Torah Judaism (UTJ) declined to endorse any candidate for forming the next government, while Eisenkot received support from Arab-led factions. This development presents a historic opportunity for change in Israel's political landscape, with Arab lawmakers potentially holding decisive power.

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Following two days of consultations, he will choose the candidate, most likely Netanyahu or his chief rival, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, who he believes is best positioned to form a coalition government, setting the stage for weeks of negotiations. Neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Eisenkot's bloc of allies secured a parliamentary majority needed to form a new government. That raises the possibility of an alliance between the two rivals or an alliance between Eisenkot and some of the Arab-led parties.
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Israel's election commission says no fraud found in last week's vote · mixed framing

Claims (11 extracted, 3 hedged)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters have repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims that Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, possibly with foreign assistance. uncertain
parties → make → assistance
Israel’s election commission said on Wednesday it had found no fraud in last week’s vote, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to discredit the results. asserted
it → say → results
Netanyahu and his supporters have repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims that Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, possibly with foreign assistance. uncertain
parties → make → assistance
The results showed Netanyahu's religious-nationalist bloc losing its parliamentary majority, while Arab-led parties made substantial gains. asserted
parties → show → gains
“The review found no evidence of irregularities that compromised the integrity of the election or affected its results,” the committee said in a statement. asserted
committee → find → statement
The acting director of the elections committee, Dean Livne, said its investigation examined every complaint “individually and thoroughly,” but found no evidence to support allegations that the election results were invalid. asserted
results → act → allegations
The results, which are set to be formally certified on Wednesday, “accurately reflect the choices voters made at the ballot box,” Livne added. asserted
Livne → set → box
A separate investigation by the Shin Bet intelligence service into allegations of foreign interference in the elections is ongoing, according to a spokesperson for the elections committee. uncertain
investigation → accord → committee
After receiving the certified results, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will begin to meet with each of the parties elected to parliament. asserted
Herzog → receive → parliament
Following two days of consultations, he will choose the candidate, most likely Netanyahu or his chief rival, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, who he believes is best positioned to form a coalition government, setting the stage for weeks of negotiations. Neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Eisenkot's bloc of allies secured a parliamentary majority needed to form a new government. That raises the possibility of an alliance between the two rivals or an alliance between Eisenkot and some of the Arab-led parties. asserted
That → follow → parties
If neither man can put together a government, the country would hold a new election early next year. asserted
country → put → election
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