1997 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
Israeli Labor Party leadership election
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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.
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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]
Member of the Knesset Uzi Baram initially sought the leadership, but withdrew in December 1996 and endorsed Barak.[3][4]
Results
69.2% of the 164,837 general party members that were eligible to vote participated in the election.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Ehud Barak | 50.3 | ||
| Yossi Beilin | 28.5 | ||
| Shlomo Ben-Ami | 14.2 | ||
| Ephraim Sneh | 6.6 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 69.2% | |