2024 Yesh Atid leadership election

2024 Yesh Atid leadership election
28 March 2024
 
Candidate Yair Lapid Ram Ben-Barak
Popular vote 308 279
Percentage 52.5% 47.5%
Leader before election

Yair Lapid

 Elected Leader

Yair Lapid

The 2024 Yesh Atid leadership election was held on 28 March 2024. Yair Lapid was elected as leader of Yesh Atid.

Background

The first Yesh Atid leadership election since its 2012 creation by Yair Lapid was announced in 2022, though it was cancelled after Lapid was the only candidate.[1]

In October 2023, Lapid announced that the party's first leadership primary would be held that coming December.[2] It was postponed later that month due to the Israel–Hamas war.[3]

The vote took place at the party's convention, and its electorate were the members of the party conference.[4]

Candidates

Results

Lapid won the election and retained leadership of the party by 52.5% of the vote,[8] beating Ben-Barak by 308 votes to 279, a margin of 29 votes.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Polls open in Yesh Atid party's first-ever primary". The Times of Israel. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Yesh Atid announces first ever primaries for leadership selection". i24NEWS. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ Sharon, Jeremy (17 October 2023). "Yesh Atid postpones first ever primaries amid war". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Sokol, Sam (March 28, 2024). "Yair Lapid narrowly bests challenger Ram Ben Barak in first Yesh Atid leadership race". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Tov, Michael Hauser (2 October 2023). "Israeli opposition leader Lapid's Yesh Atid party to hold first-ever primary for party leader". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ Tov, Michael Hauser (3 October 2023). "Seven Yesh Atid Lawmakers Show Support for MK Challenging Yair Lapid for Party Leadership". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Yair Lapid scrapes through Yesh Atid's first primaries in tight contest". The Jerusalem Post. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b Tov, Michael Hauser (28 March 2024). "Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid wins first-ever Yesh Atid party primary". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ Sokol, Sam (28 March 2024). "In surprise primary result, Lapid holds on to party leadership by a mere 29 votes". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 28 March 2024.