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Moshe Leon Is Elected Mayor of Jerusalem

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One of the tensest mayoral races came to an end on Wednesday as Moshe Leon defeated rival Ofer Berkovitch with a tight 51.5% of the vote to become Jerusalem's new mayor. Based on the latest figures, with 99.88% of the vote counted, Leon led by 6,528 votes, Haaretz reports. 

Leon, a former accountant, is politically close to Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s director general in his first term.

While celebrating his victory in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Talpiot, Leon said, "tonight, Jerusalem chose consolidation, unity, togetherness and goodness. I plan, with the help of God, to be a mayor for all the residents of Jerusalem."


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