Kadima
Proper noun
Meaning
Kadima
A centrist political party in Israel.
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Ariel Sharon 's formation of the centrist Kadima party in 2006 drew support from former Labor and Likud members, and Kadima ruled in coalition with several other parties.
Heller, Jeffrey. citation In 2013 Kadima, just 4 years prior the ruling party, received 2% of the votes, barely passing to the Knesset.
He was appointed Minister of Defense in 2002, holding the position until 2006 when he was elected to the Knesset on the Kadima list.
But, on 11 December 2005, one day after he promised he would never leave the Likud, citation he withdrew from both the leadership race and the Likud to join Kadima.
Founding of Kadima On November 21, 2005, Sharon resigned as head of Likud, and dissolved parliament to form a new centrist party called Kadima ("Forward"). November polls indicated that Sharon was likely to be returned to the prime ministership.
Knesset elections followed in March, with Olmert and Sharon's Kadima party winning a plurality.