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Israel's Parliament rejects Cabinet picks
Associated Press
Published November 8, 2005
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon failed to win parliamentary approval for his nomination of three new Cabinet ministers in a vote Monday, reflecting the deep divisions in the ruling Likud Party and raising the likelihood that the country could be headed for early elections.
The 60-54 vote dealt an embarrassing blow to Sharon, but did not put his government in immediate jeopardy. Several Likud members voted against the nominations.
Disgruntled Likud hard-liners, still angry over Sharon's September pullout from the Gaza Strip, objected to his plan to promote loyalists in what they said was a political payoff.
The failed vote could signal difficulties for Sharon in an upcoming budget battle. Failure to pass the budget would causes the government to collapse and force new elections. Sharon's term is set to expire in November 2006.
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