1992 Likud leadership election

The 1992 Likud leadership election was held on 20 February 1992 to elect the leader of the Likud party. It saw the members of Likud's Central Committee reelect incumbent leader and prime minister Yitzhak Shamir, who defeated challenges from David Levy and Ariel Sharon

Background

The leadership election took place in advance of the 1992 Knesset election. Earlier on the same day as the Likud leadership election, the unofficial tally of the leadership election of the rival Israeli Labor Party showed Yitzhak Rabin as winning that party's leadership.

Both of Shamir's challengers had previously run against him for leadership (Levy in 1983 and Sharon in 1984).

Candidates

• David Levy, minister of foreign affairs
• Yitzhak Shamir, incumbent leader and incumbent prime minister
• Ariel Sharon, minister of housing and construction

Election procedure

The electorate for the leadership election were the 3,000 members of Likud's Central Committee. A week before the vote, the party moved to change the required threshold to avoid a runoff election to 40% from the previous 50%.

Result

References

1. 1993 Likud leadership election
2. January 1999 Likud leadership election
3. Likud
4. September 1999 Likud leadership election
5. 1992 Israeli legislative election
6. 2024 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
7. Leadership election
8. 1996 Israeli general election
9. Yitzhak Shamir
10. Ariel Sharon
11. 1992 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
12. 1984 Herut leadership election
13. Benjamin Netanyahu
14. David Levy (Israeli politician)
15. Prime Minister of Israel
16. Meretz
17. 1980 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
18. Shimon Peres
19. Tzomet
20. Benny Begin