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Aug 5 08 3:24 PM

Hi Set apart

Its good to have you around again.

I posted a few days ago that Olmerts resignation could just be a ploy and he still might end up in power for quite a few months yet.

"Closer analysis of what some reports said amounted to a resignation, however, suggested that Olmert may have perpetrated a clever ruse aimed at keeping himself in office for at least another nine months."

"While Olmert did promise to step down following the Kadima primary, that move was conditioned on the winner of the internal election successfully forming a new majority government. It is widely believed that both of the Kadima leadership frontrunners, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, will have great difficulty accomplishing that task.

Should the winner of the primary fail to form a new majority government, Olmert will by default remain prime minister of the current government until new national elections can be held, probably in March or April of next year. Olmert made no commitment to refrain from running in that election, if it takes place. "


True - Bibi would not be a popular choice even with the quartet never mind their enemies - so I believe that they will want things done quickly.

I also posted a few days ago that Olmert thought that there could be announcement around the 2 Sept. From what I remember it had to be before the UN had their big meeting in September.