Central Elections Committee approves results of 26th Knesset election

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The presidium of the Central Elections Committee approved the results in a vote in which Vladimir Beliak of Yesh Atid and Eran Merinberg of Kahol Lavan voted in favor, while Erez Malul of Shas and Ilan Bombach of Likud abstained. Afterward, a debate was held in the committee plenum, which approved the results by a majority of 15 in favor, two against and 14 abstentions.

At the end of the debate, the committee chair, Justice Noam Sohlberg, rejected the calls to reject the approval and ruled: "These are only suspicions that do not justify rejecting the results." According to Arutz 7, the Shin Bet investigation will continue even after the approval, and appeals, if filed, will be heard in court.

According to Israel Hayom, Likud is preparing to file an appeal with the District Court. According to Kikar HaShabbat, the committee chair submitted the final results to the President of the State, with United Torah Judaism receiving 7 seats and Shas 6.