2021 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
Israeli Labor Party leadership election
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The 2021 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 24 January 2021 in the lead-up to the 2021 Israeli legislative election.
The candidates were Merav Michaeli, Avi Shaked, Yitzhak Taym, Gil Beilin, Navah Katz, David Landsman, and Ofer Segman. Michaeli won the leadership election with 77.5% of the vote.[1]
Background
Former Labor leader Amir Peretz was appointed Economy minister, while Itzik Shmuli was appointed as the head of the Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services ministry in the Thirty-fifth government of Israel,[2] despite Peretz promising to not join a Netanyahu-led government.[3] Michaeli did not join the government.[4]
Peretz announced on 23 December that he would neither run for the leadership of the party, nor run for a Knesset seat.[5] He attempted to cancel the primaries, but the Tel Aviv District Court on 3 January 2021 ordered primaries to be held.[6] Peretz appealed to the Supreme Court of Israel (which found in favor of Michaeli on 14 January and set the date of the election for 24 January).[7]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Merav Michaeli | 7,483 | 77.54 |
| Avi Shaked | 1,841 | 19.08 |
| Gil Beilin | 229 | 2.37 |
| Yitzhak Taym | 37 | 0.38 |
| Navah Katz | 23 | 0.24 |
| David Landsman | 11 | 0.11 |
| Ofer Segman | 6 | 0.06 |
| None of the above | 21 | 0.22 |
| Total | 9,651 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,102 | 26.01 |
| Source: ICE | ||
References
- ^ Staff writer (24 January 2021). "Merav Michaeli elected new leader of the Labor party". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Staff writer (23 December 2020). "As government set to be sworn in, Gantz doles out ministries". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Yori Yalon (24 December 2020). "Labor party leader exits politics ahead of new election". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Haviv Rettig Gur (18 June 2020). "Labor's 1-woman opposition: 'No to a religious, occupying, non-democratic state'". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Gil Hoffman; Sarah Ben-Nun (23 December 2020). "Peretz announces he will not run in next Labor primaries". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Raoul Wootliff; Staff writer (2 January 2021). "In win for rebel MK Michaeli, court forces Labor to hold primaries". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "High Court: Labor Party must hold primaries in 10 days". The Times of Israel. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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