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| 80 percent of Israelis want Peretz out |
| 2006-11-25 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 I guess the other 20%, are Israeli Arabs. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-11-25 20:22 |
| #7 Thanks Jackal. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-11-25 16:10 |
| #6 Shipman: Best I can tell from here is that a no-confidence (of which there has been precisely one in Israel's history) requires a new government to be formed, but does not change the composition of the Knesset. To do that before the 4-year term is over, they have to pass a law saying, in effect "we don't want to be in power any more." You can imagine how often that happens. So, even if Olmert loses power, his successor will be from the current composition of the Knesset. It would be like Nancy Pelosi losing power. You'd still have a Democrat majority, so whoever replaced her would be no prize. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-11-25 15:03 |
| #5 Can't they force a special election? How? Hummmmm.... Would a no confidence vote bring on elections, force a change in goverments, or both? I know at least 5 folks at RB can answer that. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-11-25 10:10 |
| #4 AP - And we are only a few years away from the same situation. Just for fun, I looked back at the GOP Straw Poll to see how it turned out... Romney has the highest positives and lowest negatives. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-25 03:39 |
| #3 Can't they force a special election? How? Now would be good. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-25 03:32 |
| #2 The Israeli electorate better remove Olmert and Peretz ASAP or they will not have a country. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-11-25 02:20 |
| #1 In the Yediot poll, only seven percent of respondents thought Olmert was the most suitable candidate as prime minister, with former premier Netanyahu their favourite, garnering 22 percent of the vote. If Olmert were a man instead of a politician, he would stand aside and let someone lead who has a clue. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-11-25 00:09 |