• Published 00:00 19.09.06
  • Latest update 00:00 19.09.06

Olmert wins Israeli election

In March, acting prime minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima party defeated Labor, headed by Amir Peretz, and Benjamin Netanyahu's strife-torn Likud.

But Kadima's margin of victory is much smaller than Olmert had hoped, and the new prime minister must grant wide concessions to coalition partners.

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