Israel Hayom is reporting that a group of 450 people who voted for (including activists and volunteers) Kachol Lavan in the recent elections has filed a civil lawsuit against Benny Gantz for joining the Netanyahu government against his explicit campaign promises.
They are saying this was a breach of a substantive basic promise and is therefore fraud and a breach of an agreement. They are claiming this was a major promise and part of the campaign and they, and thousands others, supported and worked for the party because of it, and 1.2 million Israelis voted for it because of that promise.
According to the claimants, they are concerned about fraud and especially about the long term effects on the democratic regime of which basic beliefs have been emptied and any alternative leadership has been wiped out, and this is a cornerstone of democracy, along with criminally dealing with voters votes that were given to the elected to be a representative of his voters rather than to support his political antagonist.
Talk about a waste of time and energy. I don't think it will be too difficult to prove a precedent for politicians breaking even the most serious of campaign promises and that voters have to take that option into account and accept any promises with a grain of salt.
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