Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה lit. Forward) is a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely to support the issue of Ariel Sharon’s unilateral disengagement plan and was soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians. With Ehud Olmert as party chairman following Sharon’s stroke it became the largest party in the Knesset after the 2006 elections winning 29 of the 120 seats and led a coalition government.
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