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Democratic Union המחנה הדמוקרטי | |
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| Leader | Nitzan Horowitz Stav Shaffir Yair Golan Ehud Barak[1] |
| Founded | 25 July 2019 |
| Dissolved | 13 January 2020 |
| Succeeded by | Labor-Gesher-Meretz |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Green Zionism Progressivism Social democracy Democratic socialism Secularism Green politics Two-state solution[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left [1] to left-wing |
| Member parties | Meretz Democratic Choice Israel Democratic |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | No (to) Likud. That's for sure. |
| Most MKs | 5 (2019) |
| Election symbol | |
| מרצ | |
| Website | |
| www.dem.co.il | |
The Democratic Union (Hebrew: המחנה הדמוקרטי, romanized: HaMaḥaneh HaDemokrati, lit. 'The Democratic Camp') was a liberal-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] On 19 December 2019, Labor defector Stav Shaffir and her party, the Green Movement, announced a press conference in which she would leave the alliance to run independently in the 2020 Israeli legislative election.[6] The Democratic Union initially announced on 7 January 2020 that it will run in the 2020 election, this time including Meretz and Democratic Choice.[7]
On 13 January 2020, it was announced that a new Labor-Gesher-Meretz slate had been formed for the 2020 election,[8] excluding Shaffir, but including Yair Golan in a reserved Meretz slot.[9]
- ^ a b 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". The 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.
- ^ Staff writer (19 December 2019). "Left-wing MK Shaffir says planning to run independently in elections". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Jacob Magid (7 January 2020). "2 of 3 left-wing slates that make up Democratic Camp ink deal to stick together". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Gil Hoffman (13 January 2020). "Amir Peretz and Nitzan Horowitz reach deal on Labor-Meretz joint ticket". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Elad Benari (15 January 2020). "Meretz approves agreement with Labor". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 14 January 2020.