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04-05-03, 20:46
Mitzna announces resignation, blames senior party members
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Labor Party Chairman Amram Mitzna announced his resignation Sunday evening as leader of the party, blaming senior party members for his decision to quit.
"Today I am returning the mandate I received from members of the Labor Party and I will resign as head of the Labor Party," he said.
Mitzna will, however, stay on as a Knesset Member for the party.
Speaking at a hastily-arranged press conference, Mitzna launched into a stinging indictment of senior members of the party, who he said had worked incessantly to undermine him.
"I was elected by a huge majority, but unfortunately there were people in the present [Labor] leadership who did not internalize or respect this... They put their personal interests before the party."
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/290191.html
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Labor Party Chairman Amram Mitzna announced his resignation Sunday evening as leader of the party, blaming senior party members for his decision to quit.
"Today I am returning the mandate I received from members of the Labor Party and I will resign as head of the Labor Party," he said.
Mitzna will, however, stay on as a Knesset Member for the party.
Speaking at a hastily-arranged press conference, Mitzna launched into a stinging indictment of senior members of the party, who he said had worked incessantly to undermine him.
"I was elected by a huge majority, but unfortunately there were people in the present [Labor] leadership who did not internalize or respect this... They put their personal interests before the party."
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/290191.html