The party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main election challenger has opposed a call from the premier's party to extend voting hours on Tuesday. The party, led by ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, firmly opposes the request, stating that it is intended to lay the groundwork for allegations challenging the integrity of the election. The party claims that no exceptional incident has occurred that would justify granting the request, which is a pretext for a future challenge to the poll's legitimacy.
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The party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main election challenger has opposed a c…: The party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main election challenger has opposed a call from the premier's party to extend voting hours on Tuesday.
The party, led by ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, firmly opposes the request, stating that i…: The party, led by ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, firmly opposes the request, stating that it is intended to lay the groundwork for allegations challenging the integrity of the election.
The party claims that no exceptional incident has occurred that would justify granting th…: The party claims that no exceptional incident has occurred that would justify granting the request, which is a pretext for a future challenge to the poll's legitimacy.
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Party of main Netanyahu challenger opposes bid to extend Israel voting hours
27 October 2026 16:29 GMT
The party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main election challenger said it "firmly opposes" a call from the premier's party to extend voting hours on Tuesday, calling it a pretext for a future challenge to the poll's legitimacy.
"No exceptional incident has occurred that would justify granting this request, which is intended to lay the groundwork for allegations challenging the integrity of the election, continuing the lies Netanyahu has been spreading since this morning," ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party said.
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