Shas Chairman and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri welcomed the results of the elections in Jerusalem and the appointment of Moshe Leon as mayor.
"Mazal Tov Jerusalem, 30 years after the establishment of the Shas movement, we won tonight for the first time a Sephardic mayor in the capital of Jerusalem, pride for every Mizrahi, restoring the crown to its former glory," Deri tweeted.