An election was held for the leadership of the Meretz party on 22 March 2018. It saw the election of Tamar Zandberg.
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Turnout | 53.69% | |||||||||||||||
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The vote was open to party members. Party membership increased by 12,000, to roughly 30,000, ahead of the vote.[1] Outgoing leader Galon wanted the election to use an open primary-style system in which any Israeli citizen could vote, regardless of party registration. The party wound up instead adopting a compromise presented by Tamar Zandberg, which saw the party allow anyone to register as a party member up to a month before the leadership election and the party's slate-selection primary, and be allowed to participate in those elections.[2]
The party reported that 53.69% of eligible voters participated in the election.[8] The party reported that 130 polling stations across Israel were utilized for the vote.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Meretz | Tamar Zandberg | 12,112 | 71.21 | |
Meretz | Avi Buskila | 4,851 | 28.52 | |
Meretz | David Cashni | 23 | 0.14 | |
Meretz | Ofir Paz | 22 | 0.13 | |
Turnout | 17,008 | 53.69 |