Democratic Union (Israel)
The Democratic Union (Hebrew: המחנה הדמוקרטי, romanized: HaMaḥaneh HaDemokrati, lit. 'The Democratic Camp') is a left-wing political alliance in Israel formed between Meretz, Israel Democratic Party, Labor defector Stav Shaffir,[3] and the Green Movement[4] that ran in the September 2019 Israeli legislative election.[5]
Democratic Union המחנה הדמוקרטי | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Nitzan Horowitz Stav Shafir Ehud Barak[1] |
| Founded | 25 July 2019 |
| Ideology | Zionism Progressivism Social democracy Secularism Green politics Two-state solution[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing[1] |
| Member parties | Meretz Green Movement Democratic Israel |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | No (to) Likud. That's for sure. |
| Knesset | 5 / 120 |
| Election symbol | |
| מרצ | |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
- Gil Hoffman (25 July 2019). "Barak, Shaffir, Horowitz form left-wing bloc overnight". The Jerusalem Post.
- Staff (29 July 2019). "Meretz central committee approves merger with Barak's Israel Democratic Party". Times of Israel.
- Elad Benari (25 July 2019). "Meretz and Israel Democratic unite". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Gil Hoffman; Jeremy Sharon (25 July 2019). "Polls show Democratic Union Party to net 8-12 seats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Raoul Wootliff; Staff writer (25 July 2019). "Meretz, former PM Barak, Labor defector Shaffir announce joint Knesset run". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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