Israel's next PM may be a WOMAN, oh my.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

 
Israeli FM has large lead in party leadership race: poll 
 
Sep 15 02:54 PM US/Eastern
 
 
Israeli Foreign Minister and contender for the Kadima party leadership Tzipi Livni has a 20 percent lead over her closest rival ex-defence minister Shaul Mofaz, a poll released on Monday reported.
Livni secured 48 percent backing of Kadima members asked, compared with 28 percent for Transport Minister Mofaz, according to the survey broadcast by private television channel 10 two days before the actual vote on Wednesday.

The two other candidates, Public Security Minister Avi Dichter and Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit, garnered only six percent support each.

Livni and Mofaz are the top two candidates to take over the leadership of the ruling centrist Kadima party after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is being investigated over several corruption allegations, stands down.

Some 70,000 registered Kadima members are eligible to vote and about 100 polling stations will be set up across the country.

Under Kadima's charter the winner of the vote needs to garner more than 40 percent to avoid going into a second round run-off which would take place on September 24.

By law, should Olmert make good on his pledge to resign after the party election, he will remain premier of a caretaker administration until the new Kadima leader forms a new government.

Should the party chairman fail to form a new coalition government with a majority in parliament within 42 days, national elections will be held three months later.

Olmert would remain as interim prime minister until national elections unless he resigns completely, in which case Livni would become interim premier by virtue of being his first deputy, regardless of the outcome of Wednesday's vote.

The poll was carried out by the Dialog institute among an unknown number of Kadima party members. The margin of error was not given.
 
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No mention in the article about her having a tanning bed.  Whew.

[Silent Hunter]

Not like that hasn't happened before. Golda Meir was PM before Thatcher became Tory leader.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Not like that hasn't happened before. Golda Meir was PM before Thatcher became Tory leader.

Indeed so. If this one is as tough as Golda......it's gonna get livelier than ever over there.

[Keystone Phil]

Is Sharon still alive? Being Prime Minister of Israel seems to have become so un-important ever since he had to leave office or maybe Olmert is just personally irrelevant.

[Ronnie]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!

I'd rather die than Livni be elected.

[King]

Is Sharon still alive?

He's still on life support, but he's been braid dead since November 2006.

As the like to say, Sharon will probably out live us all.

[Hash]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!

I'd rather die than Livni be elected.

Why is that, OOC?

[Ronnie]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!

I'd rather die than Livni be elected.

Why is that, OOC?

Israel hasn't had good experiences with women as prime minister.  Please don't label me as a sexist, because I'm not.

Plus, she's very weak against the Palestinians, and her policies in general are leftist.

By the way, what is OOC?

[Erc]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!

I'd rather die than Livni be elected.

Why is that, OOC?

Israel hasn't had good experiences with women as prime minister.  Please don't label me as a sexist, because I'm not.

Plus, she's very weak against the Palestinians, and her policies in general are leftist.

By the way, what is OOC?

"Out of curiosity," I'd assume.  (I'd usually take it to mean "Out of Character," but as this thread isn't an RPG...)

[Хahar 🤔]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!

I'd rather die than Livni be elected.

Why is that, OOC?

Israel hasn't had good experiences with women as prime minister.  Please don't label me as a sexist, because I'm not.

Plus, she's very weak against the Palestinians, and her policies in general are leftist.

By the way, what is OOC?

That was a sexist comment. You judged a person based solely on their sex.

And LOL at any member of Kadima being "leftist".

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Judging from the latest opinion polls regarding the Kadima leadership its a certainty that Foreign Minister Livini will easily win the first round of voting defeating her main opponent Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, thus forcing no second round of voting to be held. I cannot say I'm really surprised with the expected result nor can many Israeli political experts. Nor will I be surprised if she rules in similar fashion to Golda or potentially Maggie.

[phk]

Judging from the latest opinion polls regarding the Kadima leadership its a certainty that Foreign Minister Livini will easily win the first round of voting defeating her main opponent Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, thus forcing no second round of voting to be held. I cannot say I'm really surprised with the expected result nor can many Israeli political experts. Nor will I be surprised if she rules in similar fashion to Golda or potentially Maggie.

Isn't Mofaz in Likud?

[Hash]

Judging from the latest opinion polls regarding the Kadima leadership its a certainty that Foreign Minister Livini will easily win the first round of voting defeating her main opponent Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, thus forcing no second round of voting to be held. I cannot say I'm really surprised with the expected result nor can many Israeli political experts. Nor will I be surprised if she rules in similar fashion to Golda or potentially Maggie.

Isn't Mofaz in Likud?

No.

Plus, she's very weak against the Palestinians, and her policies in general are leftist.

Lol. She's centrist.

The American disease of "LEFTISTS!" strikes again.

[JSojourner]

Does she look like Ziva on NCIS?  Or does she have a moustache?

[Silent Hunter]

Does she look like Ziva on NCIS?  Or does she have a moustache?

Only slightly and no.

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[ChrisFromNJ]

She is claiming victory in today's election.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7620215.stm

[Hash]

From the J Post.

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There will be a runoff, then. Probably.

[Tender Branson]

From the J Post.

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There will be a runoff, then. Probably.

There is no runoff, because Livni won with more than 40%, which by party rules is the treshold to avoid a runoff.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Is Sharon still alive?

He's still on life support, but he's been braid dead since November 2006.

As the like to say, Sharon will probably out live us all.

That's OK, some of our "leaders" in this country are brain-dead, too.

[Ronnie]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!

I'd rather die than Livni be elected.

Why is that, OOC?

Israel hasn't had good experiences with women as prime minister.  Please don't label me as a sexist, because I'm not.

Plus, she's very weak against the Palestinians, and her policies in general are leftist.

By the way, what is OOC?

That was a sexist comment. You judged a person based solely on their sex.

And LOL at any member of Kadima being "leftist".

Just because I referenced her to Golda Meir means I'm sexist? 

And @ your second comment, yeah it is a pretty center-left party.  I don't think you want to walk the fine line in saying that Olmert is a conservative.

[Hash]

People have no clue what centrism means.

[Hash]

Results:

Tzipi Livni    16,936    43.1%
Shaul Mofaz    16,505    42%
Meir Sheetrit    3,327    8.5%
Avi Dichter    2,563    6.5%

[Franzl]

Results:

Tzipi Livni    16,936    43.1%
Shaul Mofaz    16,505    42%
Meir Sheetrit    3,327    8.5%
Avi Dichter    2,563    6.5%

that was a close one.

[Hash]

Results:

Tzipi Livni    16,936    43.1%
Shaul Mofaz    16,505    42%
Meir Sheetrit    3,327    8.5%
Avi Dichter    2,563    6.5%

that was a close one.

Indeed. Much closer than all pollsters had predicted.

[Ronnie]

Results:

Tzipi Livni    16,936    43.1%
Shaul Mofaz    16,505    42%
Meir Sheetrit    3,327    8.5%
Avi Dichter    2,563    6.5%

God damn it.