2015 Kadima leadership election

2015 Kadima leadership election

Leader before election Shaul Mofaz Elected Leader Akram Hasson

The 2015 Kadima leadership election was held to elect the leader of the Kadima party. The election took place three months before the 2015 Israeli legislative election. It saw the election of Akram Hasson, who would only serve for two days before quitting the party. Hasson's brief tenure as leader made him the first Druze to lead a Jewish political party in Israel.

Election details

After the Kadima party leadership decided it would not join the Zionist Union coalition in the 2015 Israeli legislative election, party leader Shaul Mofaz announced on 27 January that he would retire from politics, triggering a vote to succeed him.[1][2] The vote was held that same day, selecting Akram Hasson as party leader.[2] This made Hasson the first Druze ever elected to lead a prominent Jewish political party in Israel.[1][3]

Aftermath

Hasson's leadership of the party was incredibly short lived. Two days after being voted the party's leader he departed to join the new Kulanu list for the 2015 elections, being placed twelfth on that party's electoral list.[4][5]

Kadima ultimately opted not to contest in the 2015 legislative elections.[6]

References

1. "History & Overview of the Kadima Party". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
2. "Mofaz Resigns from Politics". Israel National News. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
3. Elad Benari (28 January 2015). "Mofaz Resigns from Politics". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
4. Elad Benari (1 February 2015). "Mofaz: My Biggest Mistake Was Joining Netanyahu's Coalition". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
5. "Archived copy" כולנו בראשות משה כחלון (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
6. רשימות המועמדים לכנסת [Lists of candidates for the Knesset]. Knesset Central Elections Committee (in Hebrew). 1 February 2015.