1984 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

1984 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

April 1984

Candidate Shimon Peres Percentage Unchallenged

Leader before election Shimon Peres Elected Leader Shimon Peres

The 1984 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held in April 1984.[1] It saw Shimon Peres reelected as the party's leader, being unchallenged.

The vote took place in advance of the 1984 Knesset election.

After prospective challengers Yitzhak Rabin and Yitzhak Navon each announced on July 30, 1984, that they had decided against challenging Peres for leadership, Peres was left to be unanimously reelected without an opponent.[2][3][4][5] At the time, polls showed Navon to be the nation's most popular politician, while Peres was shown by polls to be very unpopular.[3]

References

1. Sinai, Ruth (13 Apr 1984). "Shamir gets nod to run for 2nd term". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. The Associated Press. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
2. Landau, David (11 Apr 1984). "Former President Drops Out of Race for Leadership of Labor Party". Newspapers.com. St. Louis Jewish Light. JTA. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
3. Farquharson, Duart (11 April 1984). "Israel's parties bicker, but avoid internal war near election". Newspapers.com. The Ottawa Citizen. Southern News. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
4. Shipler, David K. (31 March 1984). "Peres Rivals Drop Party Challenge". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
5. Pippert, Wesley G. (30 March 1984). "Peres assured of Labor leadership in July vote". UPI. Retrieved 8 February 2022.