Lev (political party)

{{Infobox political party

|name = Lev

|native_name = {{Script/Hebrew|לב}}

|founded = 6 November 2002

|dissolved = 6 November 2002

|split = Center Party

|merged = Likud

|seats1_title = Most MKs

|seats1 = 2 (2002)

|seats2_title = Fewest MKs

|seats2 = 2 (2002)

|country = Israel

}}

Lev ({{langx|he|לב||Heart}}) was a short-lived political faction in Israel, existing for only several minutes during the 15th Knesset on 6 November 2002.

Background

After Ariel Sharon formed a coalition government with the Centre Party in 2001 following his victory in the special election for Prime Minister, speculation started that Centre Party MK Roni Milo intended to return to Likud.{{cite news |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200108/17/eng20010817_77520.html |title=Israel's Center Party to Join Coalition Government |publisher=People's Daily Online |date=17 August 2001 |access-date=23 June 2015}} On 22 May 2002 Milo told fellow Centre Party MKs that he wanted to return to Likud and that he wanted them to come with him.{{cite news |author=Gil Hoffman |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53235065.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516174046/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53235065.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2011 |title=Likud 'prince' Roni Milo intends to return to party |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=23 May 2002 |access-date=23 June 2015}}{{subscription required}}

Eventually, on 6 November 2002, just Milo and Yehiel Lasri broke away from Centre Party, briefly forming the Lev faction which merged into Likud after only a few minutes in existence.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150319064157/http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=176 Lev] Knesset Three other Centre Party MKs left and formed New Way, which later merged into Labour.

References

External links

[https://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=176 Lev] Knesset website

Category:Political parties established in 2002

Category:Political parties disestablished in 2002

Category:Defunct political parties in Israel

Category:2002 establishments in Israel

Category:2002 disestablishments in Israel

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