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Kadima

Kadima (, ) was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan in August 2005, and was soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians.

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Kadima was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel that was founded in November 2005 by moderate members of the Likud party who supported Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza. The party quickly attracted additional moderates from the Labor party, positioning itself as a middle-ground alternative between Israel's right-wing and left-wing political movements.

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Political party.name: Kadima
Political party.native_name: קדימה
Political party.logo: Logo Kadima.svg
Political party.leader: Ariel SharonEhud OlmertTzipi Livni Shaul MofazAkram Hasson
Political party.split: Likud, Labor
Political party.ideology: Liberalism (Israeli)ZionismTwo-state solution
Political party.position: Centre
Political party.headquarters: Petah Tikva, Israel
Political party.membership: 96,000
Political party.membership_year: 2012
Political party.international: World Zionist OrganizationAlliance of Democrats
Political party.colours

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16 sections

Contents

History
Formation
Doubts following Sharon's medical problems
In government
In opposition
Split
Platform
Political objectives and policies
Place in the political spectrum
Leaders of Kadima
Knesset election results
Knesset members
Former Knesset members
See also
References
External links

With Ehud Olmert as party chairman following Sharon's stroke, it became the largest party in the Knesset after the 2006 elections, winning 29 of the 120 seats, and led a coalition government.