Two members of Ehud Olmert’s Kadima Party are more popular than the Israeli prime minister, a voter survey found. The poll, published Wednesday to mark a year since former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon formed Kadima, found that just 16 percent of party voters back Olmert as leader. The incumbent was beaten by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who had 25 percent of support, and Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz with 17 percent.
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