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+
+class Leadership(Service):
+    cluster = Setting('cluster', default=[])
+    port = Setting('leader_port', default=12345)
+    heartbeat_interval = Setting('leader_heartbeat_interval_secs', default=5)
+
+    def __init__(self, context, identity):
+        self._identity = identity
+        self._candidates = sorted(self.cluster)
+        self._promoted = Event()
+        self._broadcaster = context.socket(zmq.PUB)
+        self._listener = context.socket(zmq.SUB)
+        self._listener.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, '')
+
+    @property
+    def is_leader(self):
+        return self._identity is self._leader
+
+    def wait_for_promotion(self):
+        self._promoted.wait()
+
+    def do_start(self):
+        self._broadcaster.bind("tcp://0.0.0.0:{}".format(self.port))
+        self._broadcast_when_promoted()
+        self._listen_for_heartbeats()
+        self._next_leader()
+
+    def _next_leader(self):
+        self._leader = self._candidates.pop(0)
+        if self.is_leader:
+            self._promoted.set()
+        else:
+            self._listener.connect("tcp://{}:{}".format(self._leader, self.port))
+
+    @autospawn
+    def _broadcast_when_promoted(self):
+        self.wait_for_promotion()
+        while self.is_leader:
+            self._broadcaster.send(self._identity)
+            gevent.sleep(self.heartbeat_interval)
+
+    @autospawn
+    def _listen_for_heartbeats(self):
+        while not self.is_leader:
+            with Timeout(self.heartbeat_interval * 2, False) as timeout:
+                leader = self._listener.recv()
+            if leader is None:
+                self._next_leader()
+