Democratic Union המחנה הדמוקרטי | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Nitzan Horowitz Stav Shaffir Yair Golan Ehud Barak[1] |
| Founded | 25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) |
| Dissolved | 13 January 2020 (2020-01-13) |
| Succeeded by | Labor-Gesher-Meretz |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Green Zionism Progressivism Social democracy Democratic socialism Secularism Green politics Two-state solution[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] toleft-wing |
| Member parties | Meretz Democratic Choice Israel Democratic |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | No (to) Likud. That's for sure. |
| Most MKs | 5 (2019) |
| Election symbol | |
| מרצ | |
| Website | |
| www.dem.co.il | |
TheDemocratic Union (Hebrew:המחנה הדמוקרטי,romanized: HaMaḥaneh HaDemokrati,lit. 'The Democratic Camp') was aliberal-left-wingpolitical alliance inIsrael formed betweenMeretz,Israel Democratic Party,Labor defectorStav Shaffir,[3] and theGreen Movement[4] that ran in theSeptember 2019 Israeli legislative election.[5] On 19 December 2019,Labor defectorStav Shaffir and her party, theGreen Movement, announced a press conference in which she would leave the alliance to run independently in the2020 Israeli legislative election.[6] The Democratic Union initially announced on 7 January 2020 that it would run in the 2020 election, this time includingMeretz andDemocratic Choice.[7]
On 13 January 2020, it was announced that a newLabor-Gesher-Meretz slate had been formed for the 2020 election,[8] excluding Shaffir, but includingYair Golan in a reserved Meretz slot.[9]
A meeting was held betweenEhud Barak andIssawi Frej (withStav Shaffir "mediating") on 24 July to make various agreements between their respective factions, with Barak allowing Meretz leaderNitzan Horowitz first place on the list, as well as Barak being placed in tenth place on the list, but with "first pick of portfolios" if the alliance were to go into government.[10] The Meretz party voted on 28 July to approve the agreement regarding the Democratic Union.[11]
The agreement bound the parties not to join a coalition with a right-wing government,[11] declaring: "We will not lend our hand to a right-wing government headed byNetanyahu, and not a right-wing government headed by the puppets of Netanyahu in any situation, in any scenario, in any way."[12] The parties also pledged to "defend thedemocratic character of the state, with an emphasis on theSupreme Court, to abolish theNation-state Law, and to promotepeace and a political settlement with the Palestinian Arabs".[11]
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | Current MKs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meretz | Progressivism | Left-wing | Nitzan Horowitz | 0 / 120 | |
| Democratic Choice | Social democracy | Centre-left | Yair Golan | 0 / 120 | |
| Israel Democratic | Social liberalism | Centre-left toCentre | Ehud Barak | 0 / 120 | |
| Green Party | Green politics | Left-wing toCenter-left | Stav Shaffir | 0 / 120 | |
The Democratic Union had five members in the 22nd Knesset.[13]
Meretz, Israel Democratic, Green Movement
| # | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitzan Horowitz | Democratic Union leader,Meretz chairman, journalist | |
| 2 | Stav Shaffir | FormerLabor MK, a leader from the2011 Israeli social justice protests | |
| 3 | Yair Golan | Former DeputyChief of Staff | |
| 4 | Tamar Zandberg | Former Meretz Chairwoman | |
| 5 | Ilan Gilon | Meretz MK, former Deputy mayor ofAshdod | |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Nitzan Horowitz | 192,495 | 4.34% | 9th | 5 / 120 | n/a | Snap election |
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