Israel vote results confirmed as election commission rejects fraud claims

Netanyahu’s allies refused to back the result, as President Herzog began talks on who should form the next government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog receives the official results of the elections for the 26th Knesset from the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee Justice Noam Sohlberg, in Jerusalem November 4, 2026. [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]

Israel’s Central Elections Committee has certified the results of last week’s parliamentary elections after finding no evidence of fraud, a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the vote.

Speaking at the official results ceremony at President Isaac Herzog’s residence, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg said those casting doubt on the election results pose “a real danger” to Israel’s democracy.

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The elections committee said a review of 9,069 polling stations found no irregularities that compromised the integrity of the election or changed its results. Its acting director, Dean Livne, said every complaint had been examined individually and the results accurately reflected voters’ choices.

In the committee’s five-member presidium, representatives of Yesh Atid and Blue and White voted to ratify the results, while Likud and Shas abstained. The chair, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, cast the deciding vote.

Netanyahu and his allies have repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that Arab-led parties “stole” the election, possibly with foreign help.

After the vote, the internal security agency Shin Bet told the committee that intelligence pointed to widespread foreign funding and influence operations involving “thousands of people and possibly more”, The Times of Israel reported. Law enforcement sources told Haaretz daily, they were unaware of any operation of that size.

The Shin Bet is reportedly seeking to question four Arab politicians, but has not given prosecutors evidence regarding three of them. Likud accused Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of blocking the interrogations. In turn, she effectively accused Shin Bet chief David Zini, a Netanyahu appointee, of undermining the rule of law, according to The Times of Israel.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Zini to arrest all Arab party leaders and question them in Shin Bet cells, even without the attorney general’s approval. He also demanded a freeze on certification and on forming a government. “The elections were stolen, the results are fraudulent, foreign countries interfered,” Ben-Gvir wrote on X, adding that his far-right Otzma Yehudit party would therefore vote against approving the results.

Likud legislator Amit Halevi resigned from the committee. He alleged that some lawmakers “bought their seats with bribe money” and that the vote reflected “the choice of the rulers of Qatar, Iran or Turkey”.

Haaretz reported that Likud had weighed refusing to recognise the results altogether. Such a move would be unprecedented in Israel, and would likely be swiftly overturned by the courts. Sohlberg rejected a Likud demand to discuss the results before certifying them, writing that no party, “however distinguished or senior”, could withhold their publication. He has said even if foreign interference were confirmed, it would not undermine the overall result. Qatar has rejected claims that it funded Arab-led parties, calling them disinformation.

The results were submitted to President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday. He will then hold two days of consultations with party leaders before choosing the candidate best placed to form a coalition. In a break from custom, The Times of Israel reported that President Herzog will meet with the smaller parties first, starting with Religious Zionism, followed by Shas and Yisrael Beytenu. It’s expected the remaining factions will meet with the President on Thursday, ending with Gadi Eisenkot ’s Yashar and, finally, Likud.

The Netanyahu-led bloc won 53 seats, while Eisenkot’s got 48, and the Arab-led parties Ra’am and the Joint List secured a record 19. Neither could attain the majority – 61 seats – needed to govern. The deadlock raises the possibility of a unity government or an alliance between Eisenkot and Arab-led parties. If no one is able to form a governing coalition, Israel would hold another election early next year.

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said the Democrats’ victory in the US Congress in the midterm elections had ruled out a unity government led by Netanyahu, a close ally of President Donald Trump.

“Israel cannot afford to let him remain prime minister,” Lapid wrote on X.

内塔尼亚胡的盟友拒绝承认选举结果，与此同时，赫尔佐格总统开始就下一届政府的组建问题进行磋商。

2026年11月4日，以色列总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格在耶路撒冷从中央选举委员会主席诺姆·索尔伯格法官手中接过第26届以色列议会选举的正式结果。[罗南·祖伦/路透社]

以色列中央选举委员会在未发现任何舞弊证据的情况下，确认了上周议会选举的结果，这对总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡试图抹黑选举的努力是一个打击。

在总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格官邸举行的官方结果公布仪式上，最高法院大法官诺姆·索尔伯格表示，那些质疑选举结果的人对以色列的民主构成了“真正的危险”。

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选举委员会表示，对9069个投票站的审查未发现任何损害选举公正性或改变选举结果的违规行为。代理主任迪恩·利夫内表示，每一项投诉都已得到逐一审查，选举结果准确反映了选民的选择。

在委员会五人主席团中，未来党和蓝白党的代表投票赞成批准选举结果，而利库德集团和沙斯党的代表弃权。主席、最高法院大法官诺姆·索尔伯格投下了决定性的一票。

内塔尼亚胡及其盟友一再毫无证据地声称，阿拉伯政党“窃取”了选举，可能还得到了外国的帮助。

据《以色列时报》报道，投票结束后，以色列国内安全机构辛贝特向委员会表示，情报显示存在广泛的外国资金资助和影响力行动，涉及“数千人，甚至可能更多”。但执法部门消息人士告诉《国土报》，他们此前并不知晓如此大规模的行动。

据报道，以色列国家安全局（辛贝特）正寻求讯问四名阿拉伯政治人物，但尚未向检察官提供其中三人的相关证据。利库德集团指责总检察长加利·巴哈拉夫-米亚拉阻挠讯问。据《以色列时报》报道，巴哈拉夫-米亚拉反过来指责辛贝特局长戴维·齐尼（内塔尼亚胡任命）破坏法治。

国家安全部长伊塔马尔·本-格维尔呼吁齐尼逮捕所有阿拉伯政党领导人，并将他们关押在辛贝特（以色列国家安全局）的拘留所进行审讯，即使未经总检察长批准。他还要求冻结选举结果认证和组建政府的进程。本-格维尔在X网站上写道：“选举被窃取了，结果存在舞弊，外国势力干预了选举。”他还补充说，因此，他领导的极右翼政党“犹太力量党”（Otzma Yehudit）将投票反对批准选举结果。

利库德集团议员阿米特·哈勒维辞去了委员会职务。他声称一些议员“用贿赂买通了席位”，投票结果反映了“卡塔尔、伊朗或土耳其统治者的选择”。

《国土报》报道称，利库德集团曾考虑完全拒绝承认选举结果。此举在以色列史无前例，很可能很快被法院推翻。索尔伯格驳回了利库德集团要求在正式确认结果前进行讨论的请求，他表示，任何政党，无论“多么显赫或资深”，都无权阻止结果公布。他还表示，即使外国干预得到证实，也不会影响选举的最终结果。卡塔尔否认了有关其资助阿拉伯政党的指控，称这些指控是虚假信息。

选举结果已于周三提交给总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格。他将与各党派领导人进行为期两天的磋商，之后选出最有可能组建联合政府的候选人。《以色列时报》报道称，赫尔佐格总统将打破惯例，首先会见较小的政党，首先是宗教犹太复国主义党，然后是沙斯党和以色列家园党。预计其余各党派将于周四与总统会面，最后是加迪·艾森科特的亚沙尔党和利库德集团。

内塔尼亚胡领导的联盟赢得了53个席位，艾森科特领导的联盟获得了48个席位，而阿拉伯政党拉姆党和联合名单党则获得了创纪录的19个席位。这三个联盟都未能获得执政所需的多数席位——61个。目前的僵局使得组建联合政府或艾森科特与阿拉伯政党结盟成为可能。如果最终无人能够组建执政联盟，以色列将于明年初再次举行大选。

“未来党”领导人亚伊尔·拉皮德表示，民主党在中期选举中赢得美国国会多数席位，排除了由唐纳德·特朗普总统的亲密盟友内塔尼亚胡领导的联合政府的可能性。

“以色列不能让他继续担任总理，”拉皮德在X上写道。