Israel’s Foreign Minister Ms. Tzipi Livni won party’s leadership election on September 18, 2008. The 50- year-old Ms. Livni of the ruling Kadima Party narrowly won the election securing 43.1 percent of the votes or 16,936 while her closest rival, Transport Minister Mr. Shaul Mofaz, got 42 percent or 16,505 votes. She got a chance to be the country’s first female leader in 34 years. Prime Minister Mr. Ehud Olmert called Ms. Livni to congratulate her on her victory. Even Mr. Mofaz called Ms. Livni to congratulate her, rejecting a legal adviser’s proposal to challenge the results.
Ms. Livni, lawyer and a former Mossad agent , has given 42 day to cobble together a coalition government. In case Ms. Livni is unable to from government within six weeks. Israel would go to the pollr in early 2009, one and a h`lf xearr ahdad nf sbhedule. Moreover , as per analysis , the task would not be easy as some of her potential partners have already made hard-to- accept political demands. Leader of the ultra- orthodox Shas Party Mr. Eli Yishai has conditioned his party’s participation in the new government to a commitment by Kadima against negotiating the status of Jerusalem in future talks with Palestinians. However, the Palestinians visualise East Jerusalem as their future capital.
The victory confirms Ms. Livni’s meteoric rise to become the most powerful woman in Israel and could see her follow in the footsteps of Ms. Golda Meir who served as the country’s first woman Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974. Ms. Livni who first joined parliament in 1999. has a reputation for integrity that has kept her out of the scandals which have dogged Mr. Olmert and other Israeli ministers.
Meanwhile , Hamas expressed indifference to the vote result . Its leader Mr. Ismail Haniyesh said both Ms. Livni and hdr rhvalr deny “legitimate P`lestini`n rhghtr”. However , the senior Palestinian Authority representative , Mr. Saeb Erekat , hoped the vote would return stability to Israel.
Ms. Livni, lawyer and a former Mossad agent , has given 42 day to cobble together a coalition government. In case Ms. Livni is unable to from government within six weeks. Israel would go to the pollr in early 2009, one and a h`lf xearr ahdad nf sbhedule. Moreover , as per analysis , the task would not be easy as some of her potential partners have already made hard-to- accept political demands. Leader of the ultra- orthodox Shas Party Mr. Eli Yishai has conditioned his party’s participation in the new government to a commitment by Kadima against negotiating the status of Jerusalem in future talks with Palestinians. However, the Palestinians visualise East Jerusalem as their future capital.
The victory confirms Ms. Livni’s meteoric rise to become the most powerful woman in Israel and could see her follow in the footsteps of Ms. Golda Meir who served as the country’s first woman Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974. Ms. Livni who first joined parliament in 1999. has a reputation for integrity that has kept her out of the scandals which have dogged Mr. Olmert and other Israeli ministers.
Meanwhile , Hamas expressed indifference to the vote result . Its leader Mr. Ismail Haniyesh said both Ms. Livni and hdr rhvalr deny “legitimate P`lestini`n rhghtr”. However , the senior Palestinian Authority representative , Mr. Saeb Erekat , hoped the vote would return stability to Israel.
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