MK Amir Peretz won the Labor party primaries on Tuesday and will lead the party in the elections for the 22nd Knesset in September.
Peretz won 47% of the votes in the primaries and overcame the two contenders, MK Itzik Shmuli and Knesset member Stav Shafir.
The voting in the primaries was extended by one hour due to roadblocks around the country and ended at 22:00. The turnout was 45.6%.