Shimon Peres is likely to retain the chairmanship of Israel’s Labor Party in an upcoming primary, a poll found. According to the Ha’aretz survey published Thursday, Peres has 26 percent of Laborites’ votes ahead of the June 28 party poll, followed closely by former Histadrut trade union chief Amir Peretz at 24 percent.
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