Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Shortly after 6 a.m. local time (0400 GMT), amid cheering from Peretz's supporters, Labor Secretary-General Eitan Cabel announced at the party's headquarters in Tel Aviv that Peretz had won with 42.35 percent of the votes, while Peres was backed by 39.96 percent of voters. 

backed