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Sign in to saveKadima (, ) 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.
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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Key facts
- 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
- Navy blue, Red and White
- Political party.country
- Israel
- Political party.seats2_title
- Most MKs
- Political party.seats3
- 2 (2013)
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- Commons category
- Kadima
- inception
- 2005-11-24
- member count
- 96000
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-00-00
- sRGB color hex triplet
- 013068
- social media followers
- 1144
- native label
- קדימה
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16 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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.