Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Israeli Labor Party leadership election, 2013

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

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 November 22, 2013.

Contents

Candidates

  • Shelly Yachimovich, incumbent Leader of the Labor Party and incumbent Leader of the Opposition
  • Isaac Herzog, MK and former Minister of Welfare and Social Services

    • Results

    The only round of voting was held on November 22.

  • Isaac Herzog received 58.5% of the votes
  • Shelly Yachimovich received 41.5% of the votes

    • 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.

    References

    Israeli Labor Party leadership election, 2013 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics