Vacant(most recently Yitzhak Rabin) Shimon Peres The 1995 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 15 November 1995.

[1][2] The election took place after the 4 November 1995 assassination of party leader and Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin.

[2] After the assassination, Peres had been named the acting prime minister of a provisional government.

The day after the leadership election, Peres was invited by President Weizman to form a new government.

On 21 November 1995, Peres signed a coalition agreement between Labor, Meretz and Yiud (which had been members of Rabin's government), which was formally approved by the Knesset the next day, establishing a new government with Peres as prime minister.