Democratic Union (Israel)

Democratic Union
המחנה הדמוקרטי‎
LeaderNitzan Horowitz
Stav Shaffir
Yair Golan
Ehud Barak[1]
Founded25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)
Dissolved13 January 2020 (2020-01-13)
Succeeded byLabor-Gesher-Meretz
IdeologySocial liberalism
Green Zionism
Progressivism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Secularism
Green politics
Two-state solution[2]
Political positionCentre-left [1] to left-wing
Member partiesMeretz
Democratic Choice
Israel Democratic
Colours   
SloganNo (to) Likud. That's for sure.
Most MKs5 (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]

  1. ^ a b Gil Hoffman (25 July 2019). "Barak, Shaffir, Horowitz form left-wing bloc overnight". The Jerusalem Post.
  2. ^ Staff (29 July 2019). "Meretz central committee approves merger with Barak's Israel Democratic Party". The Times of Israel.
  3. ^ Elad Benari (25 July 2019). "Meretz and Israel Democratic unite". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ Gil Hoffman; Jeremy Sharon (25 July 2019). "Polls show Democratic Union Party to net 8-12 seats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Staff writer (19 December 2019). "Left-wing MK Shaffir says planning to run independently in elections". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Gil Hoffman (13 January 2020). "Amir Peretz and Nitzan Horowitz reach deal on Labor-Meretz joint ticket". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. ^ Elad Benari (15 January 2020). "Meretz approves agreement with Labor". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 14 January 2020.