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| Livni suggests Olmert removal |
| 2008-05-29 |
| Israel's popular foreign minister said Thursday that the ruling party must prepare to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, raising pressure on him to step down amid a growing corruption investigation. Calls for Olmert's ouster grew this week after the key witness in the case, U.S. businessman Morris Talansky, described handing tens of thousands of dollars to Olmert, in part to finance the Israeli politician's expensive tastes. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was the first senior member of his own Kadima Party to question his fitness to stay in office. "I think the reality has changed since yesterday and Kadima has to make decisions," Livni told reporters in Jerusalem. "I suspect that Kadima needs to start right away acting for every eventuality, including elections." Livni said she favored holding a party primary to give the public a say in choosing a leader. "In this way, we can operate to restore the trust in Kadima," she said, without mentioning Olmert by name. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 tick tick tick |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-05-29 15:18 |