The Likud Party’s internal tribunal is examining allegations that party leader Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in voting records as having cast a ballot during internal party elections, despite not actually voting at polling stations across the country. The investigation centres on a controversial party central committee vote that approved allowing current government ministers and members of parliament to run as candidates in local district contests. Multiple formal objections have been filed alleging irregularities in the voting process. A Likud Party spokesperson has stated that Netanyahu did cast his vote at a polling booth that was brought to him personally, suggesting attempts to clarify the discrepancies in the voting records. The incident has raised questions about the transparency and accuracy of the party’s internal democratic processes during what appears to have been a contentious electoral procedure within the right-wing Likud faction.
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Source: Ynet — Original article in Hebrew.



