Member of Knesset Tzipi Livni, whose Hatenua' Party is a partner with Labor in the Zionist Union, has welcomed the election of Avi Gabbay as Labor Party chairman.
Livni said, "The joint task before us now is to create a renewed and genuine hope for replacing the government and to offer a different, better path for Israel and its citizens." She added, "Now that the Labor Party has completed its democratic process, we must turn to the public and expand the ranks into a large bloc that will be an address to that great community in Israel, who believes in our path and aspires to replace the government and its path."