1996 Meretz leadership election
22 October 1996
 
Candidate Yossi Sarid
Meretz leader before election

Shulamit Aloni

 Meretz leader

Yossi Sarid

The 1996 Meretz leadership election was held on 22 October 1996.[1] It saw the election of Yossi Sarid to succeed Shulamit Aloni as the party's leader.[2] This was the first leadership election in the party's history.[2] The election was held by a vote of Meretz' Party Council.[2] Incumbent party leader Aloni had announced her retirement after Sarid had announced his intent to challenge her for party leadership. This came amid disputes between the party's leadership.[3]

Background

Meretz was formed prior to the 1992 Israeli legislative election by an alliance of three left-wing political parties, Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was initially led by Ratz's chairwoman and long-time Knesset member Shulamit Aloni. The party proceeded to win twelve seats in the election, making it the third-largest in the Knesset. Meretz became the major coalition partner of Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party, helping pave the way for the Oslo Accords.[4] The party also picked up several ministerial portfolios; Aloni was made Minister of Education, then Minister of Communications and Science and Technology,[5] while other party members including Amnon Rubinstein, Yossi Sarid and Yair Tzaban received additional portfolios.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Former MK and minister Yossi Sarid dies at 75". Ynetnews.com. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenig, Ofer (2009). "Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet". Israel Studies Forum. 24 (1): 62–81. ISSN 1557-2455. JSTOR 41805011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Druckman, Yaron (24 January 2014). "Former Minister Shulamit Aloni dies at the age of 85". Ynetnews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "משולה ועד זהבה: עלייתה ונפילתה של מרצ". Reshet 13 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Member of the Knesset Shulamit Aloni". Knesset. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Twenty-Fifth government". Knesset. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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