2008 Meretz leadership election

The 2008 Meretz leadership election was held on 18 March 2008.[1]

2008 Meretz leadership election
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Turnout72.95%
 
Candidate Haim Oron Ran Cohen Zehava Galon
Party Meretz Meretz Meretz
Popular vote 5,709 2,830 1,891
Percentage 54.5% 27.1% 18.1%

Leader before election

Yossi Beilin

Elected Leader

Haim Oron

Candidates

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Withdrew

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Campaign

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After Oron declared that he would run for party leader, incumbent party leader Yossi Beilin withdrew from the election.[2]

Election system and conduct

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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]

Results

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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]

2008 Meretz leadership election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Stern Stern Hoffman, Gil (18 March 2008). "New Meretz leader rejects offer to join gov't". JPost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Somfalvi, Attila (19 March 2008). "MK Oron voted new Meretz chairman". Ynetnews. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "צפו בתוצאות הבחירות ליו"ר מרצ-יחד". Meretz. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 November 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2022.