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GIL HOFFMAN
Jerusalem Post
05-10-2007
Headline: Likud proposes elections, but just for prime minister
Byline: GIL HOFFMAN
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 02

Thursday, May 10, 2007 -- Israel could soon have an election for prime minister without replacing the Knesset if an initiative announced by Likud MK Yisrael Katz on Wednesday gains momentum.

Katz submitted a bill calling for a special election within 60 days for a new prime minister, who would finish Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's term that is officially set to end in November 2010. The bill would require a special majority of 70 MKs to overthrow the new prime minister in order to stabilize the government.

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