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Article: Disarray in defeat for Likud leadership
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 26, 1992
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JERUSALEM -- Likud, the right-wing party that has ruled Israel for
most of the past 15 years, was plunged into turmoil yesterday over
its defeat in Israel's national election.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, 76, who secluded himself after the
defeat, said he would retire as party head. Defense Minister Moshe
Arens, often thought of as a probable successor, made a surprise
announcement last night that he is retiring from political life.
Housing Minister Ariel Sharon, a hard-liner who has repeatedly
said he would like to lead the party and become prime minister,
called yesterday for primary elections within Likud to determine a
new leadership.
Until now, Likud has chosen its leaders through a ...