Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid wins first-ever Yesh Atid party primary
Lapid, the former prime minister and current opposition leader, won 52.5 percent of the votes, defeating challeger Ram Ben Barak by 29 votes (308 voted for Lapid, 279 for Ben Barak). The results were narrower than expected, with some blaming voter complacency in assuming Lapid would win