State Comptroller vote halted after Likud lawmakers asked to photograph ballots
Israel’s Knesset suspended and ordered a restart of the second round of voting for the next State Comptroller after controversy erupted over reports that Likud lawmakers were instructed to photograph their ballots to prove they voted for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s preferred candidate.
In the first round of the secret ballot, retired Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron received 60 votes, compared with 57 for Netanyahu-backed attorney Michael Rabilo. Following the dispute, the second round was halted and will be conducted again.
Dikla Aharon-Shafran is a correspondent for KAN 11 news.
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