According to The Times of Israel, Likud accused Arab parties of serious electoral offences, including bribery, intimidation, violence, forgery and the use of illegal software to mobilise voters.
Arab-led parties, including Ra’am, reportedly secured a record number of votes. Preliminary estimates suggested they could win a combined 19 seats, potentially their strongest representation in the history of the Israeli parliament.
The projected results could make it difficult for Netanyahu’s bloc and the Jewish parties opposing him to secure a clear parliamentary majority.
Likud claimed it had hundreds of witness statements and other evidence to support its allegations. The party also alleged that thousands of envelopes containing cash and Ra’am ballot papers had been found.
Other accusations included threats against election staff, multiple voting and discrepancies between voter turnout figures and ballot-envelope records.
The ruling party called on the police, the domestic security agency and the Central Elections Committee to launch an immediate and comprehensive investigation.
However, an official from the Central Elections Committee rejected claims of election fraud in an interview with Channel 12.