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Israeli lawmakers have reached a last-minute deal that will allow embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stay in power for a few more months. In exchange, Olmert's party agreed to hold primary elections by September 25.

Lawmakers had scheduled a vote for Wednesday to dissolve the Knesset. They canceled the vote after Olmert's Kadima Party and Defense Minister Ehud Barak's Labor Party reached a deal overnight.

As part of the deal, Kadima will hold primary elections to elect a new leader by September 25. Read full article »

CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report.

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