The guess is that he would rather align with Kadima than with the Likud.

有猜测说他宁愿同前进党结盟，也不愿和利库德集团结盟。

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On Wednesday, his Kadima party began the process for primaries to replace him.

星期三，奥尔默特所在的前进党开始了党内初选程序，推选接替他的人选。

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Behind their determined smiles, Kadima members knew the arithmetic was against them.

在坚强的笑脸背后，前进党人知道，数字对他们很不利。

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Mr.Olmert's centrist Kadima party forced him to resign a year ago, after an American Jewish businessman testified that he gave him envelopes stuffed with cash to support a lavish lifestyle, including fancy hotels, expensive cigars and first-class travel.

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Livni's failure to assemble a ruling coalition for Kadima last year triggered Tuesday's elections.

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He had broken with the Likud and set up a new, centrist party, Kadima.

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By that point, Ms Livni may find herself competing with other Kadima heavyweights for the leadership.

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