Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Tzipi Livni met today with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that the personal meeting to give their views on the preliminary report of the commission Winograd. After the meeting, Livni convened a special press conference. She stated that he was not going to resign, but called Olmert to leave his post. "I think that would be the right one. But I have taken no action to overthrow the head of government ", she said. The Minister recalled that supported Olmert since he became the acting head of government. "I asked in return only one full participation in the political process. I came to the Foreign Ministry not to jump into the Prime Minister's chair, "she stressed. The head of the foreign policy department noted that the July 12, 2006 has supported the military operation in Lebanon and not to the case. She said that the report of the commission Winograd not a surprise to her. Storms emphasized that during the war there was the Prime Minister cooperation with the Foreign Minister, and the responsibility for this lies with the head of government. " At the meeting with Olmert, Livni presented a long list of recommendations for the correction of errors. In particular, it demanded that it allowed for the discussion of important issues related to the security of the State. "I believe in the" Kadima ", believe that the party should lead the country. I believe that the "Kadima" should hold primaries and select new leadership. In doing so, I am against early parliamentary elections, because they are destabilizing the country. New coalition can be assembled in the current Knesset, "she said. Storms announced that she would not support the candidacy of a new prime minister from a different party than the "Kadima", and claims to the presidency. Later, one of the advisers Olmert said that he intends to dismiss MID. Recall morning, it was reported that Defence Minister Amir Peretz also weighing the possibility to resign. It is likely that the decision leader "sees" the report next week.
