The new leader of British Labor, Keir Starmer, during a debate with his competitors Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey. - Terry Harris / REX / SIPA

The centrist and europhile Keir Starmer was elected Saturday to head the British Labor Party, succeeding the radical Jeremy Corbyn with the challenge of reviving the main opposition party, weakened and divided, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. "Congratulations to @Keir_Starmer, the new head of Labor," tweeted the party, announcing the victory of this 57-year-old former lawyer and three-year-old responsible for Labor's favorite Brexit.

Barely elected on Saturday, Keir Starmer apologized for anti-Semitism in his party, the main British opposition party. In a televised speech broadcast just after his election by members of his party, he said: "In the name of Labor, I apologize," vowing to "wipe out the poison" of anti-Semitsime, a "stain on the party ".

It's the honor and privilege of my life to be elected as Leader of the Labor Party.

I will lead this great party into a new era, with confidence and hope, so that when the time comes, we can serve our country again - in government. pic.twitter.com/F4X088FTYY

- Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 4, 2020

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