2015 Kadima leadership election explained

Election Name:2015 Kadima leadership election
Flag Image:File:Logo Kadima.svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Kadima leadership election
Previous Year:2012
Leader
Before Election:Shaul Mofaz
After Election: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] The vote was held that same day, selecting Akram Hasson as party leader.[1] This made Hasson the first Druze ever elected to lead a prominent Jewish political party in Israel.[2] [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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mofaz Resigns from Politics. Israel National News. 28 January 2015. 28 January 2015.
  2. Web site: History & Overview of the Kadima Party . www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org . 11 July 2022.
  3. News: Elad Benari . Mofaz Resigns from Politics . Arutz Sheva . 28 January 2015 . 30 June 2015.
  4. News: Elad Benari . Mofaz: My Biggest Mistake Was Joining Netanyahu's Coalition . Arutz Sheva . 1 February 2015 . 30 June 2015.
  5. Web site: he:כולנו בראשות משה כחלון. Archived copy. 3 February 2015. Hebrew. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203164328/http://bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=45&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text. 3 February 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: http://www.bechirot20.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/default.aspx . he:רשימות המועמדים לכנסת . he . Lists of candidates for the Knesset . Knesset Central Elections Committee . 1 February 2015.