Prominent businesswoman Galia Albin and former Israel Prison Service head Aryeh Bibi announced Tuesday their plan to vie for a spot on Kadima's
roster ahead of the February 10 general elections.
The party's primary elections are scheduled for December 17.
"I am not a political person by nature, but I couldn't go on telling myself 'life is great'; as someone who has promoted women's rights for years, I called on the country's women to vote for (Kadima leader) Tzipi Livni as early as two weeks ago," Albin told Ynet.
Albin, 59, who was one of the first to register as a Kadima member with the party's foundation in 2005, will have to freeze her various business ventures and step down as CEO of the Almedia Group.
Bibi, 65, said if elected to the 18th Knesset he plans to put Israel's internal security issues at the top of his agenda, particularly the war on crime.
"I never wanted to enter politics, but Livni represents 'clean politics'. It's time serious people enter the political arena," he told Ynet.
Yael Levy contributed to the report
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