Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and its electoral alliance failed to secure the required majority to form a government, and the ruling party accused Arab parties of election rigging.
According to the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel, Likud has claimed that the Arab parties committed serious crimes, including bribery, threats, violence, fraud and illegal software to mobilize voters.
According to the report, Arab-led parties, including Ra'am, have won a record number of votes in the elections and, according to initial estimates, are expected to win a total of 19 seats, the highest in parliamentary history.
These seats make it difficult for Netanyahu's political alliance and its Jewish opponents to secure a clear majority in parliament.
Netanyahu's Likud party has claimed to have hundreds of statements and other evidence related to the alleged fraud.
The ruling party has also made allegations of thousands of envelopes containing cash and ballot papers, intimidation of election workers, multiple voting and discrepancies between the number of voters and the records of ballot envelopes.
Likud has called for an immediate and comprehensive investigation by the police, the internal security agency and the Central Election Committee.
Meanwhile, an official from the Central Election Committee rejected claims of fraud in an interview with Channel 12.
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