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Justice Sohlberg to Decide Likud’s Voting-Hours Extension

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  • Likud party submitted a petition to the Central Elections Committee to extend voting hours.
  • People of Israel, Otzma Yehudit and Shas also backed the Likud request.
  • Acting director general Dean Livne said stations could remain open past 10 p.m. for waiting voters.
  • Justice Noam Sohlberg alone can decide whether to extend voting hours.
  • Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot opposed the extension request.