Israeli Labor Party leadership election
2013 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
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Turnout | 52.7% |
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| | | Candidate | Isaac Herzog | Shelly Yachimovich | Popular Vote | 16,851 | 11,955 | Percentage | 58.5% | 41.5% | |
Leader before election Shelly Yachimovich | Elected Leader Isaac Herzog | |
As a result of the party failing to enter the government after a poor performance in the legislative election in the previous January, a leadership election for the Israeli Labor Party was held on 22 November 2013.
Candidates
Results
The only round of voting was held on November 22:
Candidate | Votes | % |
Turnout: 52.7% |
| Isaac Herzog Y | 16,851 | | 58.5% |
| Shelly Yachimovich | 11,955 | | 41.5% |
Total | 28,806 | — |
According to Ynetnews, turnout of voting Labor Party members was a relatively low 52.7%. Herzog won a majority of the votes cast and was thus elected leader of the party.[2]
References
- ^ a b "דרמה בעבודה: הרצוג הביס את יחימוביץ' בפער גדול - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! (in Hebrew). 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Moran Azulay (22 November 2013). "Drama in Labor party: Herzog beats Yachimovich for chairmanship". Ynetnews.