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Israel’s Electoral Commission Rejects Netanyahu’s Allegations of Election Fraud

Riana Gegiu

4 November 2026, 10:02

International

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Israel’s Electoral Commission has rejected allegations of fraud in the parliamentary election promoted by Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies, announcing that it found no evidence that irregularities had compromised the integrity or outcome of the election.

Acting Director of the Electoral Commission Dean Livne said that all complaints had been examined individually and in detail. According to him, the results accurately reflect the votes cast by voters and were due to be officially certified on Wednesday.

The nationalist-religious bloc backed by Netanyahu lost its parliamentary majority, while Arab-led parties made significant gains. The commission said that, although a separate Shin Bet investigation into possible foreign involvement is still under way, any interference does not appear to have influenced the election outcome.

After the results are certified, President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations with the parties that won seats. He will then designate the candidate considered best placed to form a coalition, most likely Netanyahu or opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. Without a clear majority, possible scenarios include an alliance between rivals, an agreement with Arab parties, or an early election.

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Context: Likud called for postponement of the certification and alleged foreign funding, while investigations focused mainly on the Arab parties

Before the allegations were dismissed, the Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, called for postponing the certification of the results of Israel’s parliamentary elections, citing possible foreign interference and claiming that the election had been “stolen” through the intervention of Arab parties. The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, rejected the request, saying that the institution could neither suspend the certification nor halt the ongoing investigation; under the law, the results had to be certified within a maximum of eight days.

The suspicions under investigation focused particularly on the Raam and United List parties (which won 19 seats between them), with the Netanyahu camp claiming that they had received money from Qatar to buy votes. During the same period, on election day, police arrested three people who had envelopes and cash in their possession, while the arrests were subsequently handled differently for each suspect.