'Public understands.' Livni
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Livni says Likud deserves 'no more than 12 mandates'
Kadima leader says Likud's new roster reminded her why she left party in the first place
The Likud Party cannot advance the peace process, Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni told her supporters in Tel Aviv Wednesday evening.
"I saw Likud's new Knesset roster and was reminded of why I left the party in the first place," she said. "Its platform is based on 'no to this' and 'no to that' – so what do they say 'yes' to?”
The Kadima leader said that during her days as a Likud member she was unable to rally the party around any political, economic or social policies because of the so-called "rebels" – a group of Likud MKs who opposed to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza Disengagement plan in 2005.
"Kadima will present a Knesset roster which will make us proud, and it is this roster that will accompany me on the road to the premiership," said Livni, who is also Israel's foreign minister.
"The public understands that Likud deserves no more than 12 mandates. We are facing some major decisions; the social rifts are widening and we are in the midst of a crisis that is instilling insecurity. We will lead the country along Kadima's path."
