World News Kadima Party leads in Israeli elections

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JERUSALEM (AP) — After declaring victory in Israel's elections, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party said March 29 it would quickly form a broad ruling coalition.

Olmert vowed that the coalition would carry out the plan to pull out of much of the West Bank and draw Israel's borders by 2010.

Party officials said that despite a weaker-than-exppected performance in the election, Kadima has widespread support in parliament.

Kadima won only 28 seats in the election, less than the 35 it had hoped for, but still making it the largest party in the 120-member parliament.

Like every other ruling party in Israeli history, it will have to form a coalition government with other parties.

Olmert renewed his call for peace talks with the Palestinians and said he is prepared to make painful compromises, such as uprooting some Jewish settlements in the West Bank. But he said Israel will act on its own if it cannot reach peace with the Palestinians.

This scenario appears increasingly likely following Hamas' victory in recent Palestinian legislative elections.

The militant group's new government, which rejects peace talks, was sworn into office March 29.

カディマ勝利で与党連合へ

イスラエル総選挙で勝利したカディマのオルマート首相代理は3月29日、大掛かりな与党連合を組む方針を明らかにした。

Shukan ST: April 7, 2006

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