Danny Yatom, who has announced he is quitting the Knesset, explained Tuesday morning that he could not remain in the legislature with the possibility that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may remain in office. Yatom stated that the recent agreement between the Labor and Kadima parties should have demanded that the Prime Minister step down.
Kadima agreed to hold leadership primaries in September, but Prime Minister Olmert later said that he might run for the position.