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Livni wins striking victory, but not the premiership

Published: 11 February, 2009, 18:46


Tzipi Livni casts her ballot in an internal party vote (AFP Photo / Yehuda Raizner)

Despite taunts that “she’s just a girl”, Tzipi Livni emerged from her scrap with the boys in the election sandbox on Tuesday with a stunning personal victory, even if it does not win her the premiership.

 
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