The 2015 The Jewish Home leadership election was held on 14 January 2015[1] to elect the leader of The Jewish Home party. The election took place in advance of the 2015 Israeli legislative election. Incumbent leader Naftali Bennett was handily reelected.
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The election coincided with the primaries that determined the party's 2015 legislative election party list.[1]
Background
editBennett was first elected leader of The Jewish Home in 2012, defeating Member of the Knesset Zevulun Orlev.[2] Following the primary, the party won 12 seats in the 2013 legislative election, with Bennett becoming the Minister for Economy.[3][4] On 1 December 2014, the party scheduled elections for both the party leadership and its electoral list for 5 January.[5] On 9 December, the party released a revised schedule, setting the election for 14 January.[6] On 7 January 2015, a week before the election, rabbi Shimon Or announced his intention to challenge Bennett for the party leadership.[7]
Bennett raised 1.2 Million NIS for his re-election between October 2014 and January 2015.[8]
Candidates
edit- Naftali Bennett, incumbent party leader
- Shimon Or, rabbi[9]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Jewish Home | Naftali Bennett (incumbent) | 90 | ||
Jewish Home | Shimon Or | 10 | ||
Turnout | 57 |
Aftermath
editBennett led the party until late 2018, when he left to co-found and lead The New Right.[11] He later became the prime minister of Israel, serving from 2021 through 2022.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Dvorin, Tova (14 January 2015). "Jewish Home Primaries Have Begun". Israel National News. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Azulay, Moran (6 November 2012). "Naftali Bennett wins Habayit Hayehudi primaries". Ynet. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Winer, Stuart. "Jewish Home gets the call it was waiting for". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Knesset approves Netanyahu's new government, ministers sworn in". Times of Israel. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "למרות המשבר הפנימי: הפריימריז בבית היהודי ייערכו בעוד כחודש". Maariv. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "פריימריז לרשימת הבית היהודי לכנסת ב-14 לינואר". Kippah (in Hebrew). 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "נא להכיר: המתמודד על ההנהגה מול בנט". Arutz Sheva (in Hebrew). 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ תובל, אורי (2015-01-18). "בנט גייס 1.2 מיליון שקל ל"מאבק" במועמד אלמוני על ראשות הבית היהודי". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Gil (22 April 2017). "Politics: Meet Yonatan Branski, the ex-IDF colonel running to lead Bayit Yehudi". JPost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "הקולות נספרים: איך תיראה רשימת הבית היהודי?". וואלה! (in Hebrew). 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Police said probing possible criminality in Bennett's 2012 party leadership bid". The Times of Israel. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Naftali Bennett Fast Facts". CNN. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2023-03-24.