Sharon forced to call early elections
Israel’s president announced today that he has agreed to a request by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold early elections, and that the vote would be held at the beginning of February.
Sharon told President Moshe Katsav that early elections are inevitable because he is unable to restore the parliamentary majority he lost last week, when the moderate Labour Party bolted.
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