Peres elected Israel President

Elder statesman Shimon Peres was elected Israel’s ninth president on Wednesday, capping a campaign to extend his six-decade political career in a race marred by rape allegations against the sitting president.

Elder statesman Shimon Peres was elected Israel’s ninth president on Wednesday, capping a campaign to extend his six-decade political career in a race marred by rape allegations against the sitting president.

Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize winner of the ruling Kadima Party, won the support of 86 of parliament’s 120 members in a second round of voting in which he stood alone, parliament speaker Dalia Itzik said. His two rivals, Reuven Rivlin of the hawkish Likud and Colette Avital of the centrist Labor, withdrew from the race after he seized a commanding lead in the first round.

Peres, 83, who has held all of Israel’s top civillian posts, will be sworn in July 15 for a seven-year term.

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In a speech following his victory, Peres said he saw his new role as a unifier of Israel’s fractured society.

Barak wins Labour Party race

JERUSALEM: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who was tossed out of office six years ago in an election defeat, won the leadership of the dovish Labour Party on Wednesday in a dramatic political comeback. Barak is expected to bide his time, first remaining in PM Ehud Olmert’s coalition government to burnish his leadership credentials.

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