Lapid to remain Yesh Atid chair after no candidates run against him

By Raoul Wootliff 20 December 2021, 4:46 pm

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Raoul Wootliff is a former Times of Israel political correspondent and Daily Briefing podcast producer.

The director-general of Yesh Atid announces that Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will continue to serve as the party’s chairman after no other candidates put their names forward for its first leadership primary next month.

Some 1,000 party members will therefore convene to reelect Lapid as chairman at the party’s first conference on January 4, 2022. The conference will be made up mainly of field activists, regional directors and factional representatives in local councils.

Lapid has led Yesh Atid since he founded the party. He is set to become premier in 2023 as part of a rotation deal with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.