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Israel poised for first female leader in 34 years

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Israel's foreign minister declared victory Thursday in a tight race to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the head of the governing party, getting a chance to be the country's first female leader in 34 years.

Tzipi Livni, 50, said she would immediately turn to the task of trying to cobble together a new government.

"The national responsibility (bestowed) by the public brings me to approach this job with great awe," Livni said.

Official results showed Livni winning by a 1.1 percentage point margin in the Kadima Party primary elections; a far narrower victory than the double-digit romp polls had predicted.

Livni, a political moderate, barely edged out hawkish rival Shaul Mofaz, a former defense minister, in a contest that could have far-reaching implications for peacemaking with the Palestinians and Syria.

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2 responses // Israel poised for first female leader in 34 years

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    After Olmert, Livni is refreshing.

    rightbrain
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    I love how the big deal is that she's the first female PM in 34 years, unlike the U.S. where it's been all of NEVER!
    Cheers to her and may she lead her country into the most peaceful and economically sound times it's had in 34 years!

    Notblueatall

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