Tsiki Avisher defeated the incumbent mayor of Kiryat Motzkin by a margin of only 194 votes. Tzuri, who served in the position for 30 years, said in response to the loss: "I lowered the screen" The difference between the two candidates was only 193 votes.
The director of elections replied that "it is not a binding formal figure at the current point in time" In the video: hearing of the indictment for bribery offenses against Haim Tzuri, former mayor of Motzkins, at the Haifa district court.