The 1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 3 June 1997[1] to elect the leader of the Israeli Labor Party. It saw the election of Ehud Barak.
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Background
editThe leadership vote took place a year after Shimon Peres' narrow defeat in the 1996 Israeli prime ministerial election. After this defeat, Peres decided to not run for reelection as party leader.[2]
Results
edit69.2% of the 164,837 general party members that were eligible to vote participated in the election.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Ehud Barak | 50.3 | ||
| Yossi Beilin | 28.5 | ||
| Shlomo Ben-Ami | 14.2 | ||
| Ephraim Sneh | 6.6 | ||
| Voter turnout | 69.2% | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Kenig, Ofer (2009). "Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet". Israel Studies Forum. 24 (1): 62–81. ISSN 1557-2455. JSTOR 41805011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Beloved abroad, polarizing at home, Peres was the peace-making face of Israel", The Times of Israel, September 28, 2016