September 1999 Likud leadership election information
Likud leadership election
September 1999 Likud leadership election
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2 September 1999
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Turnout
34.8%
Candidate
Ariel Sharon
Ehud Olmert
Meir Shitrit
Percentage
53%
24%
24%
Leader before election
Ariel Sharon (interim)
Elected Leader
Ariel Sharon
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.
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