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Fri 11 Nov 2008Olmert urged to stand aside as indictment looms
THE HEAD of Israel's ruling Kadima party, Tzipi Livni, yesterday urged caretaker prime minister Ehud Olmert to immediately take a leave of absence in response to the announcement by the attorney general that he is considering indicting him on corruption charges.
Ms Livni, who also serves as foreign minister, convened Kadima parliamentarians and told them the party must make its position clear. "The prime minister must take leave. There is no other option," she said, arguing that the issue was a moral test for the country.
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