Almog Cohen to file a complaint: 'My name does not appear on the ballots'

Deputy Minister Almog Cohen commented today, Monday, in an interview with Boaz Golan on the "Open Studio" program regarding reports from the field that his name is missing from the voting lists for the Likud party primaries.

"Good and innocent people are coming to vote, calling me and saying they cannot find my name. We will file a complaint and handle this issue," Cohen said.

The Deputy Minister described the absence of his name from the lists as "insanity" and noted that he has been "traversing the country from end to end" to encourage his supporters to vote. At the same time, the interviewer assessed that despite these incidents, Cohen's standing in the polls and in the field remains strong, even though Cohen admitted he is operating without a fully equipped campaign.

"I have no stickers and no signs," Cohen admitted, "but I do have my people, whom I hope will send me on the most important mission of my life: to serve them faithfully. We have a generation here that we need to ensure has a good future, with God's help. If I have been your faithful messenger, extend my mission."

Later, Cohen addressed the Likud members directly:

"You are not choosing just a persona today, but a path. If you put forward a militant list, you will get a fight. If you choose party functionaries, you will get a list of functionaries. The power is in your hands; democracy is the rule of the majority, and you are the majority."

Parallel to the live broadcast, Golan continued to receive numerous messages from voters who insisted they could not find Cohen's name on the lists.

As recalled, just last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the official acceptance of Cohen into the Likud and granted him an exemption from the qualifying period—a step that allowed him to run in today's party primaries.