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Israel's ruling party submits early elections bill
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 27 - 10 - 2008

Quds city (Jerusalem), October 27, SPA -- Israel's ruling Kadima party submitted a bill Monday to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections within
three months, a day after party leader Tzipi Livni announced she was
giving up efforts to form a new government, DPA reported.
Livni was tasked on September 22 by President Shimon Peres with
forming a new government to replace that of Ehud Olmert, who has
resigned to fight corruption allegations.
The 50-year-old foreign minister, who was chosen to replace Olmert
as the head of Kadima in September 17 primaries, decided to recommend
early elections after the ultra-Orthodox Shas party decided against
joining her government.
Kadima caucus leader Yoel Hasson submitted the Knesset dispersal
bill to the parliament's secretariat. A vote on it had yet to be
scheduled. The Knesset was holding its first session Monday after its
summer recess.
Under Israeli law, the Knesset can be dissolved either by a bill,
or by an announcement by the president to the parliament's speaker
that his nomimee was unable to form a government.
Technically, early elections can be called either way. It was not
immediately clear whether the elections in Israel will be called
through the bill or through an announcement by Peres.
Either way, elections are expected before March, most probably in
February but possibly even earlier, a year ahead of schedule.
Peres began marathon consultations with all Knesset factions
Sunday evening. Granting up to 20 minutes to each, he was scheduled
to complete them before noon Monday.
He could announce his decision to send the country into general
elections in an address to the opening of the Knesset winter session
later in the day.


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