Cabinet minister Shimon Peres asked supporters to stop demanding that Prime Minister Ehud Barak step aside so Peres can run in his place in Feb. 6 elections. Public opinion polls show that Peres is even with Likud leader Ariel Sharon, while Sharon would defeat Barak.
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