1984 Israeli Labor Party leadership election explained

Election Name:	1984 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
Flag Image:	Havoda (1977-1992).png
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1980 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
Previous Year:	1980
Next Election:	1992 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
Next Year:	1992
Election Date:	April 1984
Image1:	Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - MK Shimon Peres (1).jpg
Candidate1:	Shimon Peres
Percentage1:	*Unchallenged*
Leader
Before Election:	Shimon Peres
After Election:	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]

Notes and References

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