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- Date of announcement: September 21, 2008CNN: Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign (September 21, 2008)
- Did not run in Kadima primary electionCNN: Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign (September 21, 2008)
- Kadima's primary took place on September 17, 2008Haaretz: Olmert: I'll Quit As Pm When Kadima Picks New Leader (July 30, 2008)
- Became Prime Minister of Israel in 2006
- Olmert's announcement comes in the midst of a corruption scandal
- Center of four separate police investigationsGlobe and Mail: Olmert to resign as Israeli PM (July 30, 2008)
- Has denied any wrongdoingGlobe and Mail: Olmert to resign as Israeli PM (July 30, 2008)
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered his resignation on September 21, 2008.
Olmert announced his resignation intent in late July, following several corruption charges.Globe and Mail: Olmert to resign as Israeli PM (July 30, 2008) Police investigated him several times over the next two months at his private residence, allegedly for receiving bribes from American Jewish businessman Morris Talansky. Olmert declared that he will continue to fight to prove his innocence.Guardian Unlimited: Olmert Announces Resignation... (July 30, 2008)
Tzipi Livni, the newly elected leader of the ruling Kadima Party, began forming a new coalition.CNN: Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign (September 21, 2008)
Livri's efforts resulted in deadlock, forcing her to call general elections. Olmert will remain in office as head of the transitional government until the election.YNet News: Olmert to make political comeback (October 26, 2008)
Ehud Olmert Resignation Quotes
"This was not an easy decision to make, but I think I'm doing the right thing, as I promised the Israeli public I would."Ynet: Olmert to submit resignation Sunday evening(September 21, 2008)—Ehud Olmert"I believe this government has done some very worthwhile things, the kind of things that will go down in the pages of history as ones which have made us all proud."Ynet: Olmert to submit resignation Sunday evening(September 21, 2008)—Ehud Olmert
"I have decided I won't run in the Kadima movement primaries, nor do I intend to intervene in the elections. When a new (Kadima party) chairman is chosen, I will resign as prime minister to permit them to put together a new government swiftly and effectively."Guardian Unlimited: Olmert Announces Resignation... (July 30, 2008)—Ehud Olmert
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