Israeli Candidate Alleges Vote Tampering After Missing Knesset Seat
Eitan Shvili alleges vote tampering after his party won only 1,870 votes in the 26th Knesset elections. He plans to petition the Central Election Committee, joining other unrepresented lists like those of Yoaz Hendel, Yaron Zelecha, and Ofer Winter.
Following the elections to the 26th Knesset, Eitan Shvili, known as "Sharsher HaMelech" and head of the "Sharsher for Love and National Unity" party, has claimed widespread vote tampering after securing only 1,870 votes. In a video statement, Shvili expressed disbelief at the low tally, citing specific polling stations where he alleged his ballots were missing, and announced plans to petition the Central Election Committee.
"Citizens of Israel, this is Sharsher HaMelech. I believe there was vote tampering in the elections. It cannot be that entire polling stations lacked my ballots. This makes no sense, and such a thing must not happen," Shvili declared. He pointed to receiving only two votes in Tel Aviv as statistical proof, asserting that he personally knows supporters who voted for him and that the process was rigged and biased.
Shvili is far from the only political figure left outside the 26th Knesset following the threshold calculations. Among the prominent lists failing to cross the electoral threshold are The Reservists & Economic Party led by Yoaz Hendel & Yaron Zelecha, which garnered 137,183 votes, and the Amcha Yisrael Party headed by Ofer Winter, which secured 83,761 votes.
Additional factions falling short of parliamentary representation include the "Black Color - Shield of the Torah World" party with 10,049 votes, and the HaTzibur HaHaredi Party led by Moti Leitner, which obtained 9,417 votes. Other lists, such as Avi Maoz's faction, Tzomet, and the Partnership for All party, also failed to secure seats, leaving Shvili's faction near the bottom of the unrepresented groups as he pushes for an official probe into the vote counts.
