2021 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
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Turnout26.01%
 
Candidate Merav Michaeli Avi Shaked
Popular vote 7,483 1,841
Percentage 77.54% 19.08%
Leader before election

Amir Peretz

 Elected Leader

Merav Michaeli

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

CandidateVotes%
Merav Michaeli7,48377.54
Avi Shaked1,84119.08
Gil Beilin2292.37
Yitzhak Taym370.38
Navah Katz230.24
David Landsman110.11
Ofer Segman60.06
None of the above210.22
Total9,651100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,10226.01
Source: ICE

References

  1. ^ Staff writer (24 January 2021). "Merav Michaeli elected new leader of the Labor party". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ Staff writer (23 December 2020). "As government set to be sworn in, Gantz doles out ministries". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ Yori Yalon (24 December 2020). "Labor party leader exits politics ahead of new election". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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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