The Labor party held its primaries on Tuesday, ahead of the Nov. 1 elections, with the results shaking up its slate, placing novice MKs and newcomers ahead of veteran lawmakers.
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Labor bylaws stipulate that beginning with the number two slot, the slate must include an even number of men and women, placed in intervals in what has been dubbed the "zipper" system.
This has placed MK Naama Lazimi in the second spot following Labor leader Merav Michaeli, by Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Efrat Rayten, Ram Shefa, Emilie Moatti, Yaya Fink, Ibtisam Mara'ana, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, and Mehereta Baruch-Ron in the top 10 spots.
The party is currently polling between five and six seat, meaning Barlev may found himself outside parliament. Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai placed 16, meaning he was pushed out entirely.
Labor said that some 57% of its 40,000 eligible voters cast their ballots – a lower voter turnout that the party had hoped to see.
"This is an amazing, diverse team, that includes [individuals] from many places across Israel and many parts of Israeli society; a list that champions equality," Michaeli said.
Labor, she said, "Was about to fade into the pages of history and we saved it. … We are rebuilding our liberal, democratic party. Labor has emerged as a place of clean politics – a party with values and a clear path of where we want to go and where we want to take our country," she said.
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