2013 Tel Aviv mayoral election
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The 2013 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 22 October 2013 to elect the mayor of Tel Aviv. It saw the reelection of Ron Huldai to a fourth consecutive term.
The election was part of the 2013 Israeli municipal elections.
Candidates
Ran
Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz), member of the Knesset
Ron Huldai (One Tel Aviv), incumbent mayor since 1998
Aharon Maduel (City of All), city councilman
Declined
Dov Khenin, member of the Knesset
Daphni Leef, activist
Campaigning
Huldai, a former member of the Israeli Labor Party turned independent politician, ran as the nominee of his own "One Tel Aviv" party, which also ran a party list for the coinciding city council election. In the past, the Labor Party had supported Huldai's slates for city council. In 2013, however, the Labor Party ran its own separate slate. The Labor Party supported Huldai in the mayoral race, however.
Horowitz ran as the nominee of the Meretz party. Horowitz was regarded as a popular member of the Knesset. His made campaign promises to remedy issues related to school overcrowding, public transportation, parking, as well as to give more attention to the southern part of the city.
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