The leadership election was open to the party's general membership, which, at the time, numbered at 143,871.[1] Only roughly one-third of the eligible electorate participated in the vote.[2]
Resultedit
Sharon won the election, becoming the party's new leader and the new leader of the opposition in the Knesset.[2] Due to his advanced age, some saw Sharon as a likely transitional leader, likely to serve only for a short time before stepping aside. But Sharon gave no indication of this being the case.[2]
Sharon would face three official inquiries into potential violations of campaign spending limits in his 1999 leadership campaign.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdKenig, Ofer (2009). "Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel: A Balance Sheet". Israel Studies Forum. 24 (1): 62–81. ISSN 1557-2455. JSTOR 41805011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ abcdefgLavie, Mark (3 September 1999). "Ariel Sharon wins control of Likud party in Israel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 November 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
December 15, 2023
september, 1999, likud, leadership, election, held, september, 1999, elect, leader, likud, party, ariel, sharon, elected, permanently, replace, former, leader, benjamin, netanyahu, sharon, been, serving, interim, leader, since, after, netanyahu, party, defeat,. The September 1999 Likud leadership election was held on 2 September 1999 1 to elect the leader of the Likud party Ariel Sharon was elected to permanently replace former leader Benjamin Netanyahu Sharon had been serving as interim leader since after Netanyahu led the party to defeat in the earlier 1999 Israeli general election September 1999 Likud leadership election 1999 Jan 2 September 1999 2002 Turnout34 8 Candidate Ariel Sharon Ehud Olmert Meir ShitritPercentage 53 24 24 Leader before electionAriel Sharon interim Elected Leader Ariel Sharon Contents 1 Background 2 Candidates 3 Electorate 4 Result 5 Spending violation inquiries into Sharon 6 ReferencesBackground editThe leadership election to elect a new Likud leader took place after Israeli Labor Party leader Ehud Barak heavily defeated Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the 1999 Israeli general election After the election defeat Netanyahu resigned as party leader and Ariel Sharon acted as interim party leader 2 Candidates editEhud Olmert mayor of Jerusalem 2 since 1993 Ariel Sharon 2 former minister of defense 1981 1983 former minister of energy 1996 1999 former minister of industry and trade 1984 1990 former minister of housing and construction 1990 1993 former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 1977 1981 member of the Knesset since 1974 former general Meir Shitrit minister of finance 2 since 1998 member of the Knesset 1981 1988 and since 1992 Electorate editThe leadership election was open to the party s general membership which at the time numbered at 143 871 1 Only roughly one third of the eligible electorate participated in the vote 2 Result editSharon won the election becoming the party s new leader and the new leader of the opposition in the Knesset 2 Due to his advanced age some saw Sharon as a likely transitional leader likely to serve only for a short time before stepping aside But Sharon gave no indication of this being the case 2 September 1999 Likud leadership election 1 Candidate Votes Ariel Sharon 53Ehud Olmert 24Meir Shitrit 22Voter turnout 34 8 Spending violation inquiries into Sharon editSharon would face three official inquiries into potential violations of campaign spending limits in his 1999 leadership campaign 1 References edit a b c d Kenig Ofer 2009 Democratizing Party Leadership Selection in Israel A Balance Sheet Israel Studies Forum 24 1 62 81 ISSN 1557 2455 JSTOR 41805011 Retrieved 25 January 2022 a b c d e f g Lavie Mark 3 September 1999 Ariel Sharon wins control of Likud party in Israel The Philadelphia Inquirer The Associated Press Retrieved 5 November 2022 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title September 1999 Likud leadership election amp oldid 1155074010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
