2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

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2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
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Candidate Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Avraham Burg
Party Labor Labor
Percentage48.6% (September)
52.09% (December)		50.1% (September)
47.91% (December)
Leader before election

Ehud Barak

Elected Leader

Avraham Burg (September - December 2001)
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (December 2001 - )

Contents

The 2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held by the Israeli Labor Party on 4 September 2001 [1] to elect the leader of the party. In the initial count of the vote, Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg defeated Minister of Defense Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. [2] Following alleged irregularities, the election was partially voided, with several precincts voting for a second time on 26 December. [3] [4] Following the redo, Ben-Eliezer was elected to lead the party, defeating Burg. [5]

Background

Incumbent party leader Ehud Barak announced that he was resigning as party leader after losing his premiership in the special 2001 Israeli prime ministerial election and facing opposition within the party. [6]

Candidates

Results

September

In the September election, Burg defeated Ben-Eliezer by a margin of 1,088 votes. [2]

2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labor Avraham Burg 50.1%
Labor Binyamin Ben-Eliezer 48.6%
Turnout 71,50861.8%

December

After the partial re-vote, the following tabulations were the election's final result:

2001 Israeli Labor Party leadership election [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labor Binyamin Ben-Eliezer 32,910 52.09%
Labor Avraham Burg 30,36747.91%
Turnout ~25%

References

  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 3 Bar-Gefen, Linoy (2001-09-06). "בורג: מנסים להרוס את המפלגה מבפנים" [Burg: They're trying to destroy the party from the inside]. ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ↑ Ben-Haim, Avishay; Bar-Gefen, Linoy (2001-12-26). "בן אליעזר: "בעזרת השם, נביא למהפך"" [Ben Eliezer: "By God's grace, we will bring about an upset"]. ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. ↑ Haberman, Clyde (2001-09-06). "Israeli Party Is Bickering After Near-Tie In Its Primary". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. 1 2 Bar-Gefen, Linoy (2001-12-27). "בן אליעזר ניצח; הרב עובדיה התקשר לברך" [Ben-Eliezer won; Rabbi Ovadia called to Congratulate]. ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  6. ↑ Sontag, Deborah (21 February 2001). "Barak, Angry With His Party and Sharon, Quits Politics Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Maruz, Liron (2001-12-27). "בן אליעזר לחברי העבודה: צריך לשלב ידיים וללכת יחד" [Ben-Eliezer to Labor members: We need to join hands and work together]. וואלה! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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