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Israel: The head of the Central Election Commission confirmed that an investigation into foreign interference will not change the results of the general elections on November 1. The chairman of the Central Election Commission in Israel, Noam Solberg, made a public statement together with the head of Internal Security of the Shin Bet David Zini and the Attorney General Gali Beharve-Miara. Solberg said that the elections for the 26th Knesset were conducted correctly and their results reflected the will of the voters. The statement comes amid an investigation into suspicions of foreign funding that could have been used to influence the election campaign. According to Solberg, the suspicions require careful verification, but are not yet proven facts. The investigation is conducted on the basis of intelligence information, the details of which are classified. The head of the Central Election Committee emphasized that even if the suspicions are confirmed, this will not call into question the integrity of the election process and the voting results as a whole. The investigation will continue at the same time as the election procedures are completed. Likud criticized the position of the chairman of the commission and said that until the end of the investigation there is still uncertainty surrounding the results. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu's party of trying to delegitimize the results of the vote. The official election results are to be delivered to President Yitzhak Herzog on November 4. After that, the consultations will begin with the parliamentary factions on the issue of forming a new government.

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Israel: The head of the Central Election Commission confirmed that an investigation into foreign interference will not change the results of the general elections on November 1. The chairman of the Central Election Commission in Israel, Noam Solberg, made a public statement together with the head of Internal Security of the Shin Bet David Zini and the Attorney General Gali Beharve-Miara. Solberg said that the elections for the 26th Knesset were conducted correctly and their results reflected the will of the voters. The statement comes amid an investigation into suspicions of foreign funding that could have been used to influence the election campaign. According to Solberg, the suspicions require careful verification, but are not yet proven facts. The investigation is conducted on the basis of intelligence information, the details of which are classified. The head of the Central Election Committee emphasized that even if the suspicions are confirmed, this will not call into question the integrity of the election process and the voting results as a whole. The investigation will continue at the same time as the election procedures are completed. Likud criticized the position of the chairman of the commission and said that until the end of the investigation there is still uncertainty surrounding the results. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu's party of trying to delegitimize the results of the vote. The official election results are to be delivered to President Yitzhak Herzog on November 4. After that, the consultations will begin with the parliamentary factions on the issue of forming a new government.

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