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Israel Office______ Israel Office_________________________ Die Arbeitspartei und Meretz nach den Primaries und eine noch namenlose neue linke Bewegung Die Primaries der Arbeitspartei israelischen Gesellschaft reserviert sind: für Frauen (Plätze 5, 9, 14, Die Arbeitspartei hat am 4. Dezem- 19), für die Moshav-Bewegung ber ihre parteiinternen Primaries (Platz 12), die Kibbutz-Bewegung abgehalten, um die Wahlliste der (Platz 13), Araber (Platz 15), Partei für die Knesset-Wahlen am Drusen (Platz 16), sozial Schwache 10. Februar 2009 zu ermitteln. Ein (Platz 17), Neueinwanderer (Platz erster Versuch, die Primaries – 18). Die Kandidaten der Moshav- erstmals computergestützt – durch- Bewegung, der Kibbutzim, der zuführen, fand bereits am 2. De- Araber und der Drusen werden nur zember statt. Aufgrund von Proble- von Vertretern dieser Gruppen men mit der Software musste die- gewählt. Gruppe 3 schließlich sind ser aber nach zwei Stunden abge- die frei wählbaren Plätze, insge- brochen werden. samt acht unter den ersten 20. Angesichts der schlechten Wahl- Die Wahl erfolgt auf der Grundlage prognosen für die Arbeitspartei – eines reinen Listensystems, d.h, es derzeit 10 bis 12 Mandate für die gibt nur eine nationale Liste und 18. Knesset – war damit klar, dass keine Direktkandidaten aus Wahl- eine Reihe der bisher 19 Abgeord- kreisen. Wahlberechtigt waren neten nur geringe Chancen haben knapp 60.000 Mitglieder der würde, erneut in die Knesset Arbeitspartei. 31.789 Wahlzettel gewählt zu werden. Nur die wurden abgegeben, was einer rela- Listenplätze 1-10 gelten vor diesem tiv guten Wahlbeteiligung von Hintergrund als sicher. 53,86% entspricht. Gewonnen hat die Wahl Sozial- Die Primaries in der Arbeitspartei minister Isaac Herzog mit einem funktionieren nach folgenden Re- sehr knappen Vorsprung vor Ophir geln. Jeder Wahlberechtigte kann Pines-Paz, Vorsitzender des Innen- 5-8 Kandidaten wählen. Die zu ausschusses der Knesset. Danach wählenden Kandidaten sind in drei kommen Avishai Braverman, ein Gruppen eingeteilt. Gruppe 1 sind anerkannter Ökonom und Vor- der Vorsitzende und der General- sitzender des Finanzausschusses, sekretär der Partei. Beide sind auf Shelly Yachimovich, eine renom- Platz 1 und Platz 7 der Liste ge- mierte Sozialpolitikerin und Matan setzt und werden nicht gewählt. Vilnai, Vize-Verteidigungsminister Gruppe 2 sind Plätze, die für Ver- (vgl. Ergebnisse bis Platz 20 in treter bestimmter Gruppen der beigefügter Liste). Unmittelbar nach den Primaries gaben sich Parteivorsitzender Ehud Barak und Isaac Herzog kämpferisch und 1 Israel Office_________________________ schlossen auch einen Gang in die Tel Aviv vor der Presse erklärt, Opposition nicht aus. dass die Arbeitspartei ihre histo- rische Aufgabe erfüllt habe, und Die Arbeitspartei hat unmittelbar dass sie von einer neuen linken nach den Primaries mit ihrem Bewegung abgelöst werden Wahlkampf begonnen. Ein zentra- müsse. Der Arbeitspartei und be- les Ziel besteht darin, die bei den sonders ihrem Vorsitzenden Ehud letzten Wahlen an Kadima Barak warf er vor, dass es seit verlorenen Stimmen "heimzuho- Jahren eine große Kluft gäbe len". Analysten sprechen hierbei zwischen dem, was die Partei von 6-7 Mandaten. Kadima wird erklärt und dem, was sie politisch deshalb im Wahlkampf als der tut. wichtigste Gegner angesehen und wurde bereits als "political refugee Am 5. Dezember, einen Tag nach camp" porträtiert. Es wird gesagt, den Primaries der Arbeitspartei, dass Ex-Genralstabschef und versammelten sich die Gründer der Transportminister Shaul Mofaz, der neuen linken Bewegung zu ihrer den rechten Flügel in Kadima Gründungskonferenz im Tzavta anführt, sich nach den Wahlen sehr Theater im Herzen Tel Avivs. wahrscheinlich dem Likud an- Gefolgt waren dieser Initiative, die schließen wird. Die Kadima- von der linken Meretz-Partei in Vorsitzende Tzipi Livni wird als einer bisher nicht klar definierten schwache Politikerin gezeichnet, Form geführt werden soll, eine die im Gegensatz zu Ehud Barak Reihe von Künstlern, unter ihnen nicht in der Lage sei, das Land zu bekannte Musiker, Schauspieler führen. und Schriftsteller. Mehrere Redner betonten die Notwendigkeit, in Zugleich wurde in der Arbeitspartei Israel eine neue linke Bewegung zu entschieden, keinen Wahlkampf schaffen, die sich auf die Ziele und nach links, also gegen die Meretz- Ideale der Sozialdemokratie grün- Partei zu führen. Die Gründe den solle. hierfür sind, dass man erstens den linken Block nicht schwächen Haim Oron, der Vorsitzende von möchte, und zweitens wurde an Meretz, kritisierte auf dieser Meretz laut Umfragen bei den Veranstaltung die Arbeitspartei und letzten Wahlen (2006) nur ein Kadima und sagte der neuen Mandat verloren. sozialdemokratischen Bewegung voraus, dass sie eine wichtige Meretz und der neue Bündnis- politische Kraft in Israel werden partner - Streit um die Wahlliste würde. Tzipi Livni und Ehud Barak warf er vor, "Bibi's tools" zu sein, Unklar ist weiterhin, wie sich die also die Werkzeuge von Likud-Chef von Amos Oz in der Presse ange- Benjamin Netanyahu. Oron lud die kündigte neue Linksbewegung nen- Grüne Partei, die sich erstmals nen und politische konstituieren Hoffnungen auf einen Einzug in die wird. Er hatte am 16. November in Knesset machen kann, dazu ein, 2 Israel Office_________________________ sich der neuen Bewegung anzu- Sowohl die schlechten Wahl- schließen. umfragen als auch die Tatsache, dass eine neue linke Gruppierung Am 15.12. hat die Meretz-Partei, als Alternative zur Arbeitspartei derzeit 5 Sitze in der Knesset, ihre gegründet wurde, verdeutlichen, Primaries in Form einer Delegier- dass letztere vor der Heraus- tenwahl abgehalten. Dabei gab es forderung steht, sich inhaltlich und eine Überraschung, denn nicht die programmatisch zu refomieren, Knesset-Fraktionschefin der Partei, wenn sie nicht weiter an politi- Zahava Gal-On, oder der erfahrene schem Einfluss und Gewicht verlie- Abgeordnete und Peace Now- ren will. Seit Beginn der 70er Mitbegründer Abu Vilan gewannen Jahre, damals war Golda Meir die Abstimmung – der Parteivor- Ministerpräsidentin und Parteivor- sitzende Haim Oron war auf Platz 1 sitzende, und seit dem erstmaligen gesetzt – sondern der frühere Wahlsieg des Likud unter Mena- Knessetabgeordnete Ilan Gilon. Die chem Begin im Jahr 1977, hat die weitere Reihenfolge auf der Arbeitspartei kontinuierlich an poli- Meretz-Liste lautet: Platz 3 Zahava tischem Gewicht verloren. Die Gal-On, Platz 4 Mosi Raz (ex-MK), angefügte Übersicht der erreichten Platz 5 Abu Vilan, Platz 6 Tsvia Mandate bei allen Knessetwahlen Greenfeld (Nachfolgerin des seit 1949 veranschaulicht diesen zurückgetretenen Yossi Beilin). Trend und macht deutlich, dass sich die Arbeitspartei an einem Die Meretz-Führung hatte in der kritischen Punkt ihrer Entwicklung vergangenen Woche mit der Füh- befindet. Entweder sie findet die rung ihres neuen politischen Bünd- Kraft und Entschlossenheit zu einer nispartners vereinbart, dass deren inhaltichen Erneuerung und neuen Vertreter vordere Plätze auf der strategischen Ausrichtung, oder der Meretz-Liste bekommen sollten. Es Abwärtstrend könnte sich fort- heißt, dass sie einen Platz unter setzen. Die Ergebnisse der den ersten fünf und insgesamt drei Knesset-Wahlen am 10. Februar unter den ersten zehn bekommen werden zweifellos einen großen sollen. Da sich unter deren Einfluss auf diesen Prozess haben. Kandidaten, einer von ihnen ist der ehemalige Minister der Arbeits- partei Uzi Baram, aber keine wirk- Dr. Ralf Hexel lich prominenten Namen befinden, Herzliya, 16.12.2009 gibt es in Meretz inzwischen erheb- lichen Widerstand gegen diese Vereinbarung. Es sind nur noch 55 Tage bis zur Wahl am 10. Februar 2009, so dass den beiden neuen Partnern nicht mehr viel Zeit bleibt, sich über die gemeinsame Wahlliste zu einigen. 3 .
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