1992 Likud leadership election explained

Election Name:1992 Likud leadership election
Flag Image:Likud Logo.svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1984 Herut leadership election
Previous Year:1984 (Herut)
Next Election:1993 Likud leadership election
Next Year:1993
Election Date:20 February 1992
Image1:Yitzhak Shamir 1992 Dan Hadani Archive (1).jpg
Candidate1:Yitzak Shamir
Popular Vote1:1,286
Percentage1:46.4%
Candidate2:David Levy
Popular Vote2:865
Percentage2:31.2%
Image3:Operation Solomon IDF Archives XVIII (1).jpg
Candidate3:Ariel Sharon
Popular Vote3:618
Percentage3:22.3%
Leader
Before Election:Yitzhak Shamir
After Election:Yitzhak Shamir
Turnout:88%

The 1992 Likud leadership election was held on 20 February 1992 to elect the leader of the Likud party. It saw the members of Likud's Central Committee reelect incumbent leader and prime minister Yitzhak Shamir, who defeated challenges from David Levy and Ariel Sharon

Background

The leadership election took place in advance of the 1992 Knesset election. Earlier on the same day as the Likud leadership election, the unofficial tally of the leadership election of the rival Israeli Labor Party showed Yitzhak Rabin as winning that party's leadership.

Both of Shamir's challengers had previously run against him for leadership (Levy in 1983 and Sharon in 1984).

Candidates

Election procedure

The electorate for the leadership election were the 3,000 members of Likud's Central Committee.[1] [2] A week before the vote, the party moved to change the required threshold to avoid a runoff election to 40% from the previous 50%.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haberman . Clyde . Rabin wins Israeli party leadership in vote that may affect Mideast talks . Baltimore Sun . 8 February 2022 . en . 20 February 1992.
  2. Web site: Kenig . Ofer . The Labor Party Primary Elections . en.idi.org.il . Israeli Democracy Institute . 16 July 2021 . he . 1 February 2021.