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Israel's Livni to take over Olmert party: Polls
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| Last Edited | particleman Sep 17, 2008 02:46pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, September 17, 2008 08:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni appeared to have cruised to victory on Wednesday in an election to succeed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the ruling party, exit polls by major broadcasters showed.
Two polls, published by Channels 1 and 10, gave Livni at least a 10-point lead over Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz and well above the 40 percent threshold in the four-person race to secure outright victory without a run-off ballot.
Livni faces several obstacles, however, before she can replace the scandal-hit Olmert as premier and become Israel's first woman leader since Golda Meir in the 1970s.
Olmert, who has said he will resign as he faces indictment for corruption, plans to stay on in a caretaker capacity to continue U.S.-sponsored peace negotiations with the Palestinians while Livni tries to forge a new governing coalition. |
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