Shimon Peres is the leading candidate to succeed President Moshe Katsav, a poll found. A Yediot Achronot survey published Thursday found that 45 percent of Israelis want the vice premier to take over from Katsav, who is widely expected to step down or be impeached after prosecutors draft rape charges against him.
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