[UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Prime Minister Ehud Olmert opened his Sunday morning weekly cabinet meeting by congratulating his successor, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, on her recent success in the Kadima leadership race.
Mr. Olmert announced that on Sunday evening at 7:30PM he will officially present his letter of resignation to President Shimon Peres. At that time, the government will become a transition government.
Olmert told his cabinet that he is making a difficult but correct decision, adding his government has some significant accomplishments and he is confident history will record his tenure as one to be proud of.
The president is scheduled to meet with Kadima leaders at 8:10PM, and he is expected to place the responsibility of forming a new coalition on Kadima leader Tzipi Livni.
UPDATED 20:00 IL: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert a short time ago submitted his resignation to President Shimon Peres.
As a result, Mr. Peres will begin meeting with the heads of the various Knesset parties, but most agree he is likely to place the task of assembling a coalition government in the hands of Olmert’s successor, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who last week was elected as the new Kadima Party leader.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Great News…
If Shas cared about the rest of the Jewish people they would leave the government and force new elections rather than try and extort more money from someone who is bent on destroying even more of “Greater Israel”
Now what?
Why do you think that Ms Livni will be any improvement?
a lawyer and a ganif
One worse than the next..Livni will give away all of Jerusalem and support palestine..
MAY HASHEM LEAD US AND PROTECT US ALL!! A NEW LEADER FOR THE NEW YEAR! LET’S DAVEN THAT THIS YEAR HASHEM WILL BE THE RECOGNIZED MELECH!!
Please have extra kavanah next week when davening for: “Ki Sa’avir Memsheles Zodoin Min Ha’aretz”.