Some Labor MKs, unhappy with Gabbay, said considering split

30 August 2018, 6:13 pm

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Certain members of Labor are considering splitting from the party due to a lack of confidence in the leadership of chairman Avi Gabbay, the Ynet news site reports.

Gabbay’s Zionist Union — a partnership between Labor and Tzipi Livni’s Hatnua party — has consistently performed poorly in polls in recent months, projected to win only 11-13 seats in elections, down from its current 24.

Zionist Union head Avi Gabbay leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on June 18, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Now rebellion may be brewing, with Ynet reporting that certain elements within the party may be seeking to bail out and install a new leader, potentially former prime minister Ehud Barak.

At least a third of sitting MKs would need to agree to split for such action to be legally possible.

Ynet does not say which MKs are considering the move.