The 2003
Israeli Labor Partyleadership election was held on 19 June 2003[1] to elect the leader of the Israeli Labor Party. It saw the party's Central Committee elect former prime minister and former longtime party leader
Shimon Peres as the party's interim leader.
Unlike the party's regular leadership elections since
1992 (which have been open to its general membership, with the exception of the
1995 leadership election held under extraordinary circumstances), the electorate of this election consisted only of members of the party's Central Committee.[1]
Shimon Peres, former party leader (1977–1992; 1995–1997), former
prime minister (1984–1986; 1995–1996), former unofficial acting prime minister (1977), member of the Knesset since 1959, former
minister of defense (1974–1977; 1995–1996), former
minister of foreign affairs (1986–1988; 1992–1995; 2001–2002)
Peres won a strong victory over his two younger rivals. However, his margin of the vote was less than many had anticipated he would receive.[1] This was the fifth and final Israeli Labor Party leadership vote that Peres would win, after the
1977,
April 1977,
1980, and
1984 leadership elections. It was also the eight Israeli Labor Party leadership election that Peres had run in, as, in addition to the aforementioned leadership elections that he won, he had unsuccessfully run in the
1974,
February 1977, and
1992 leadership elections.[3] Peres would go on to unsuccessfully run in one final leadership election when he ran unsuccessfully in the following 2005 leadership election.
2003 Israeli Labor Party interim leadership election[4]
The 2003
Israeli Labor Partyleadership election was held on 19 June 2003[1] to elect the leader of the Israeli Labor Party. It saw the party's Central Committee elect former prime minister and former longtime party leader
Shimon Peres as the party's interim leader.
Unlike the party's regular leadership elections since
1992 (which have been open to its general membership, with the exception of the
1995 leadership election held under extraordinary circumstances), the electorate of this election consisted only of members of the party's Central Committee.[1]
Shimon Peres, former party leader (1977–1992; 1995–1997), former
prime minister (1984–1986; 1995–1996), former unofficial acting prime minister (1977), member of the Knesset since 1959, former
minister of defense (1974–1977; 1995–1996), former
minister of foreign affairs (1986–1988; 1992–1995; 2001–2002)
Peres won a strong victory over his two younger rivals. However, his margin of the vote was less than many had anticipated he would receive.[1] This was the fifth and final Israeli Labor Party leadership vote that Peres would win, after the
1977,
April 1977,
1980, and
1984 leadership elections. It was also the eight Israeli Labor Party leadership election that Peres had run in, as, in addition to the aforementioned leadership elections that he won, he had unsuccessfully run in the
1974,
February 1977, and
1992 leadership elections.[3] Peres would go on to unsuccessfully run in one final leadership election when he ran unsuccessfully in the following 2005 leadership election.
2003 Israeli Labor Party interim leadership election[4]