Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was judged the most corrupt member of government by the public for the second year running, in a survey published by the Sderot Conference, an annual gathering of social action experts.
56 percent of participants are convinced Olmert is the most corrupt member of parliament according to the public. A close second went to former finance minister Abraham Hirchson, another Kadima man with 55 percent, while Haim Ramon of Kadima and Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) shared third place with 33 percent. Defense Minister Ehud Barak (Labor) took fourth place along with Finance Minister Roni Bar-On (Kadima), both considered corrupt by 29 percent of respondents.
Foreign minister Tzipi Livni enjoyed the highest confidence levels of those surveyed, with a 46% positive rating.
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) was considered corrupt by 38 percent of those surveyed.
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