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Friday, May 21, 1999 | return to: international
Sharon will head Likud until leadership election
by JERUSALEM (JPS) -- Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon will take over the reigns of the Likud from outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Ne, The stopgap measure allows the likely candidates to prepare for the battle to permanently replace Netanyahu. The party's central
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The front-runners are Finance Minister Meir Sheetrit, who has given notice of his intention to compete, and Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, who has remained silent. But those close to him say he will declare his candidacy soon.
Sharon, who has always favored a national unity government, will begin talks with Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak. It's possible Sharon could continue as foreign minister in the new government.
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