MK Gideon Sa'ar (Likud) said Wednesday that the go-ahead given by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for primaries in Kadima is "a maneuver which does not even include a date for primaries" and "a transparent stalling tactic."

Sa'ar added: "Olmert's aims are to stay in power during his criminal investigations and to prevent the Knesset from passing the law for its dissolution during the summer term."