Kadima Party leaders are concerned that the voter turnout in Wednesday’s primary election will be very low, perhaps 30%.

According to a report appearing in the daily Yediot Achronot, party leader Tzipi Livni is concerned that if voter turnout is 30-35%, the party will have an “image problem” presenting its Knesset lineup to the people. In actuality, this will be the first time the party holds a primary election. When the party was founded by Ariel Sharon, he decided the party lineup and so life continued in Kadima when Ehud Olmert inherited the party leadership from Sharon, who suffered a massive stroke.

Learning her lesson from Binyamin Netanyahu, who continues to come under harsh criticism for his blatant involvement in the Likud lineup, Livni is remaining impartiality, not becoming involved in the election.

Party leaders are working on Tuesday to urge registered party members to exercise their right to vote in Wednesday’s primaries, hoping to at least reach a voter turnout of about 50%, which was achieved by Likud in its primary election.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)