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1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
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Turnout69.2%
 
Candidate Ehud Barak Yossi Beilin
Percentage 50.3% 28.5%
 
Candidate Shlomo Ben-Ami Efraim Sneh
Percentage 14.2% 6.6%
Leader before election

Shimon Peres

 Elected Leader

Ehud Barak

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.

Background

The 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

69.2% of the 164,837 general party members that were eligible to vote participated in the election.[1]

1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election[1]
Candidate Votes %
Ehud Barak 50.3
Yossi Beilin 28.5
Shlomo Ben-Ami 14.2
Ephraim Sneh 6.6
Voter turnout 69.2%

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Beloved abroad, polarizing at home, Peres was the peace-making face of Israel", The Times of Israel, September 28, 2016
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