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The 2008 Meretz leadership election was held on 18 March 2008. [1]
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The 2008 Meretz leadership election was held on 18 March 2008. [1]
After Oron declared that he would run for party leader, incumbent party leader Yossi Beilin withdrew from the election. [2]
The election was open to all members of the party. [1] If no candidate had secured an outright majority of the vote in the initial round, a runoff election would have been held. [2]
On the day of the election, Cohen filed a complaint with the party's election committee alleging irregularities at some polling stations. Galon demanded that three polling stations located in Deir al-Asad have their votes discounted, alleging that her campaign's representatives were blocked from overseeing the voting there and were physically assaulted. [2]
Around 75% of party members participated in the election. [1] Oron won the outright majority required to forgo a runoff election, winning the party's leadership outright in the initial round of voting. [1] [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Meretz | Haim Oron | 5,709 | 54.5 | |
| Meretz | Ran Cohen | 2,830 | 27.1 | |
| Meretz | Zehava Galon | 1,891 | 18.1 | |
| Total votes | 10,476 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | 72.95 | |||
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