Likud Court Investigates Suspected Fraud in Netanyahu Vote

The Likud court is investigating suspected fraud in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vote on a proposal regarding the primary structure. In the voting tables, he is listed as having voted, although he did not actually vote. The vote took place last week in the Likud Central Committee. The proposal, which gives Netanyahu eight reserved places on the party list, was approved by a majority of two votes, although the protocol initially recorded five.

The Likud court is investigating suspected fraud in the vote of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a proposal regarding the primary structure. In the voting tables, Netanyahu is listed as having voted, although he did not actually do so. The vote took place last week in the Likud Central Committee on proposals by Netanyahu and Central Committee Chairman Haim Katz. Committee members approved the proposal that will grant the prime minister eight reserved places on the party's list for the Knesset, as well as a change to primary rules. Katz's initiative, supported by Netanyahu, to allow current ministers and Knesset members to run in districts, was approved by a minimal majority of only two votes, although the protocol initially recorded that the proposal passed by a majority of five votes. The investigation concerns the discrepancy in the vote count.