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Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has formally resigned. He handed a letter of resignation to President Shimon Peres.
Earlier, he told his Cabinet that he was stepping down.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is already meeting with party leaders to set up a new coalition government. Peres is meeting with party leaders to decide on Olmert’s successor, but Livni is the obvious choice. She won a party primary election last week.
Livni won that race last week by a narrow margin, but that victory did not assure her the premiership. Peres must first assign her the task of trying to cobble together a government, giving her six weeks to forge a coalition. Should she fail, parliamentary elections would be called for early 2009, a year and a half ahead of schedule.
Olmert is expected to stay on as caretaker prime minister until a successor is in place.
At the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Olmert notified ministers of his intention to resign, pledging to help Livni “with all my might to form a government.”
the same garbage
Boruch Shepotrani
Great news the problem is there is no one to take over.
What A Loser!!!!!
Lock & Load
Send hillary!
Good riddance! Don’t let the door hit you on the back of the head!
let the good times roll
good news, but with Livni in office there is not too much hope, we need a fighter that is not scared of the leftist media and will not try to be politicaly correct with the muslim terrorists.
MAZEL TOV. ENDLICH
Looks strong that Olmert will launch vs. Paras before leaving. Then all bets are off.
Also, looks strong that Israeli gov’t (as we know it) will fall in crisis, and, IM”H, Mashiach ben Yosef, a military commander, will arise and gain control of the country.
Baruch Dayan Emes
I heard President Bush Is considering the position, since Public opinion cant get any worse.
ken yofdy koll avacho hshm
The revolving door of PM corruption… NEXT
Hope the door hits you on the way out you self centered egocentric bum.
Livni should make a government only long enough for Olmert to clean out his desk – then I hope it collapses for new elections.
Many our hopes for a greater Israel and Moshiach come about.
Lev Melochim VeSorim B’Yad Hashem!
Don’t matter who is Prime Minister, what Hashem wants that’s what they will pass along…
DONT KNOW IF U GUYS READ RIGHT HE’S STAYING ON AS A “CARETAKER” PRIME MINISTER =HE CAN STILL DUE DAMAGE!
AND THE KLAFTA VYING FOR HIS POSITION ISNT MUCH BETTER SHE’S KNOWN AS A MODERATE AND EXCUSE THE PUN HAS NO “BEITZIM” TO DEAL WITH OUR COUSINS AND WILL HAND THEM EVERYTHING ON A SILVER PLATTER
I WOULDNT BE SO HASTY TO JUMP OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE!