Fifty-nine percent of Kadima members do not want Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to run again for the leadership of the Kadima party, according to the weekly Panorama poll carried out for Voice of Israel government radio. Two-thirds of the party's members want the Prime Minister to suspend himself from office. The polling organization pointed out that many of the Kadima members polled include those who registered with the party without having real ties with it.

Regarding who should replace Olmert as chairman of Kadima, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni continued to lead, with 38.4% support, followed with 26.6% backing Transportation and Road Safety Minister Shaul Mofaz.