1983 Herut leadership election

none 1983 Herut leadership election no 1984 Herut leadership election 1984 2 September 1983 Yitzhak Shamir (1980) (1).jpg Yitzhak Shamir 436 59.08% David Levy in 1989 (1).jpg David Levy 302 40.92% Leader Menachem Begin Yitzhak Shamir The 1983 Herut leadership election was held on 2 September 1983Shamir wins his party's nomination to succeed Begin https://www.newspapers.com/image/172060643 Newspapers.com Philadelphia Inquirer 15 February 2022 en subscription 2 September 1983 to elect the leader of the Herut party. It saw the election of Yitzhak Shamir to succeed Menachem Begin. The electorate for the vote was limited to members of the party's central committee. Background The election came after the resignation of incumbent Herut party leader and prime minister Menachem Begin, announced on 28 August 1983.Hart William Jewish leaders cite many factors leading to Begin's resignation https://www.newspapers.com/image/97836595 Newspapers.com Detroit Free Press 15 February 2022 en subscription 29 August 1983 This was Herut's first leadership election. Candidates Yitzhak Shamir, member of the Knesset, Foreign Minister, and former speaker of the Knesset David Levy, member of the Knesset, deputy prime minister Withdrew Ariel Sharon (endorsed Shamir)Top Israeli leaders vie for position https://www.newspapers.com/image/654286880/ Newspapers.com News and Observer New York Times News Service 15 February 2022 en subscription 1 September 1983 Campaign There were only five days between Begin's announcement of resignation and the leadership vote. While some wanted to see a quick transition in which Shamir would have been ratified as leader without any opponents, Shamir had been unable to persuade Levy to drop out of the race. Shamir was largely favored by the party's old guard and cabinet ministers, but Levy did have a large base of support among the rank-and-file membership of the party. Election procedure The election was a secret ballot vote of Herut's 900 member Central Committee. The vote took place in Tel Aviv's Ohel Shem theater. Result 1983 Herut leadership electionKenig Ofer Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet Israel Studies Forum 2009 24 1 62–81 41805011 https://www.jstor.org/stable/41805011 25 January 2022 1557-2455 Yitzhak Shamir 436 59.08 David Levy 302 40.92 738 100 Subsequent negotiations to have Shamir lead the Likud coalition The day after the Herut leadership elections, rapid negotiations were led with the leaders of the other member party's of the Likud coalition (which Likud was the principle party of), and these leaders announced that they agreed to have Shamir lead the coalition.Riley Susan Shamir takes the helm https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1983/9/12/shamir-takes-https://www.newspapers.com/image/759899001the-helm Maclean's 12 September 1983October 2026 medicmedic References Herut leadership Category:Political party leadership elections in Israel Herut Herut leadership election Category:Yitzhak Shamir Category:David Levy (Israeli politician)