Answer the following question: Information: - Likud (translit. "HaLikud", lit. "The Consolidation"), officially the LikudNational Liberal Movement, is a major center-right to right-wing political party in Israel. A secular party, it was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's landslide victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had lost power. In addition, it was the first time in Israel that a right-wing party won the plurality of the votes. However, after ruling the country for most of the 1980s, the party lost the Knesset election in 1992. Nevertheless, Likud's candidate Benjamin Netanyahu did win the vote for Prime Minister in 1996 and was given the task of forming a government after the 1996 elections. Netanyahu's government fell apart after a vote of no confidence, which led to elections being called in 1999 and Likud losing power to the One Israel coalition led by Ehud Barak. - Menachem Begin ("Menaem Begin", ; "Menakhem Volfovich Begin"; 16 August 1913 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine. Later, the Irgun fought the Arabs during the 194748 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. - Ehud Barak (born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2009 to 2013. - The Prime Minister of Israel ("Rosh HaMemshala", "lit." Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: "Rais al-Hukuma") is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful figure in Israeli politics. Although the President of Israel is the country's head of state, his powers are largely ceremonial; the prime minister holds most of the real power. The official residence of the prime minister, "Beit Rosh Hamemshala" is in Jerusalem. The current prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, the ninth person to hold the position (excluding caretakers). - Ariel Sharon (', also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; February 26, 1928 January 11, 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Sharon was incapacitated by a stroke in January 2006. - Elections for Prime Minister were held in Israel on 6 February 2001 following the resignation of the incumbent , Labour 's Ehud Barak . Barak stood for re-election against Likud 's Ariel Sharon . It was the third and last Prime Ministerial election ( separate elections were scrapped before the next Knesset elections in 2003 ) , and the only one which was not held alongside simultaneous Knesset elections . Voter turnout was 62.3 % , the lowest turnout for any national election held in Israel . The low turnout was at least partially due to many Israeli Arabs boycotting the poll in protest at the October 2000 events in which 12 Israeli Arabs were killed by the police . Other possible reasons are Sharon 's massive advantage in advance polls , and the lack of enthusiasm of Barak supporters due to his perceived failings , notably , the failure of the 2000 Camp David talks with the Palestinians , and the '' turbine affair '' in which Barak yielded to the religious parties ' pressure , violating previous promises . - The Knesset (; lit. "the gathering" or "assembly"; "") is the unicameral national legislature of Israel. As the legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister (although the latter is ceremonially appointed by the President), approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government. In addition, the Knesset elects the State Comptroller. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the President and the State Comptroller from office, dissolve the government in a constructive vote of no confidence, and to dissolve itself and call new elections. The Prime Minister may dissolve the Knesset. However, until an election is completed, the Knesset maintains authority in its current composition. The Knesset is located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem. - Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is the current Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu also currently serves as a member of the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud party. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'israeli prime ministerial election' exhibits the relationship of 'office contested'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - deputy - president - prime minister - prime minister of israel
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prime minister of israel