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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 530.

HATNUA

• Leader: Tzipi Livni
• Founded: November 2012
• Politics: centrist
• Number of members in 18th Knesset: 9
• Website: http://www.hatnua.org.il/#!hatnua-english/ckla

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The former Kadima leader, Tzipi Livni, established this new party in November after briefly leaving frontline politics. She had lost control of Kadima to Shaul Mofaz earlier in the year. Mrs Livni said she wanted "a Zionist party - a liberal, secular and democratic party".

The movement has promised to push for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Mrs Livni was formerly foreign minister and chief negotiator with the Palestinians. The party also advocates military conscription for the ultra-Orthodox and better opportunities for young people so they can "live in dignity". There are currently nine members of the Knesset who belong to the movement.

During campaigning, Mrs Livni repeatedly criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and accused the Likud-Yisrael Beitenu list of right-wing "extremism", yet she did not rule out joining them in a coalition government.