The Israeli Labor Party announced Wednesday that it will postpone its July primaries by a day to avoid clashing with a Tel Aviv concert by pop singer Britney Spears.

Former party leader and Defense Minister Amir Peretz said the eight candidates stood no chance of competing with the 35-year-old star on July 3, when she will appear at Hayarkon Park, Agence France-Presse reported.

Peretz, a likely contender to challenge Labor leader Isaac Herzog, said holding the election that day would present logistical problems.

“We put it back one day to July 4,” he told Israeli Army Radio. “They said there were likely to be traffic jams.”

He added that the new date had symbolism for a democratic party.

“American independence day has a lot of messages we can take on board,” he said. “The Fourth of July suits us very well.”

The party’s official website confirmed the new date but offered no explanation for the change.

A unidentified Labor official told Haaretz that there was a shortage of staffers and security guards available on July 3 because many had signed up for concert duty.

Israeli media contrasted the dueling personalities of the restrained Herzog – nicknamed “Buji” – and the effervescent singer.

Channel 2 TV tweeted “Hit me Buji One More Time” — a play off the title of her hit song.

With Post wires