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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: November 21, 2005 |
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In a bold political gamble, PM Sharon on Monday asked Israel's president to dissolve parliament, pushing for a March election after deciding to leave his hard-line Likud Party and to form a new centrist political movement.
On Monday morning, Sharon arrived at President Moshe Katsav's house to ask for the dissolution of parliament, a step that would move up the date of the vote to the beginning of March. Katsav said he would weigh the request and decided in "less than days," after consulting with leaders of other parties.
Katsav said Sharon told him he could no longer run the government because he does not have a majority in parliament. "Of course, I think we need to dissolve the Knesset and hold elections as soon as possible," Katsav said. If Katsav approves the dissolution of parliament, a new election would have to be held within 90 days.
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