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As a result of the party failing to enter the government after a poor performance in the legislative election in the previous January, a leadership election for the Israeli Labor Party was held on 22 November 2013.
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As a result of the party failing to enter the government after a poor performance in the legislative election in the previous January, a leadership election for the Israeli Labor Party was held on 22 November 2013.
The only round of voting was held on November 22:
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Isaac Herzog  | 16,851 | 58.5% | ||||
| Shelly Yachimovich | 11,955 | 41.5% | ||||
| Total | 28,806 | — | ||||
According to Ynetnews, turnout of voting Labor Party members was a relatively low 52.7%. Herzog won a majority of the votes cast and was thus elected leader of the party. [2]
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