Bibi’s Travelling Ballot Boxes: Confirmation of Referendum2

Commentary;

Isn’t there something blatantly and absurdly anti-democratic about travelling ballot boxes being driven around in rented cars, lacking polling place judges, therefore with the ability to tamper with ballots for lack of supervisory oversight and only going to those who Bibi knows support him?

It seems obvious that Netanyahu has made a mockery of the primary and of the will of Likud party voters. Bibi’s latest maneuver has reduced the Likud primary to nothing more than a second delegitimized Referendum vote. MB

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Netanyahu’s Traveling Ballot Box Continues Likud Voting

Full Text;

Failing to obtain the requisite votes on incorporation of another party into the Likud Knesset list at the time of last week’s party primaries, party chairman Binyamin Netanyahu has arranged for the voting to continue this week with a traveling ballot box, as he is seeks approval for the move from members of the Likud Central Committee. The legally questionable road show seems thus far to be turning up only outside the homes of Netanyahu supporters, according to a report broadcast Monday night on Israel TV’s Channel 2 news.

As explained by Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director of the Independent Media Review and Analysis (IMRA) organization, absorbing a new party would add its campaign funds to Likud coffers and also push Manhigut Yehudit’s Moshe Feiglin and others further down on the Likud list by reserving at least one top slot for a representative of the incorporated party. If the deal is approved, then the other party’s candidates would not have to stand for election by Likud party members in order to enter the Knesset list.

Related reports;

Moshe Green of Tzomet: Waiting for Likud to Agree to Terms

Netanyahu Sends Ballot Box to Central Committee Member’s Homes to Approve Adding Party