Sep 10th, 2008 · Tzipi Livni is a hard-driving yet soft spoken foreign minister who could take over leadership of the ruling Kadima party and as head of state when current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert steps down. Some experts say she's tough and cautious, but friends call her "very funny" and "fun" in private.
Mar 29th, 2006 · Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declares victory for his centrist Kadima party in Israel's parliamentary elections. Olmert says he'd prefer a peace deal with Palestinians, but is ready to act unilaterally to define Israel's final borders.
Mar 28th, 2006 · Exit polls in Israel's elections are projecting that interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima party will win the most parliamentary seats, putting it in a position to form a coalition government. These are the first elections held since former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a stroke in January.
Mar 25th, 2006 · Israelis go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new parliament. The center-right Kadima party leads the polls, with Ehud Olmert, the acting prime minister, vowing to continue unilateral pullouts from the West Bank.
Jan 21st, 2006 · Newspaper columnist Ari Shavit and John Ydstie discuss the future of Israel's newly founded Kadima party. Its prospects were thrown into question by the illness of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Jan 15th, 2006 · Israelis hold elections March 28, and polls showed ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new Kadima party far ahead of both the center-left Labor party and the right-wing Likud. But Israeli analysts say Sharon's heir-apparent, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, could have a tough time rallying Sharon's supporters to his leadership.