Israeli candidates hold final election rallies

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-09-2009 09:40

In Israel, the two leading contenders for the post of prime minister have held their last election rallies ahead of Tuesday's Parliamentary election.

Israel's Foreign Minister and Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni reacts after addressing supporters at her last  election campaign rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Feb. 8, 2009.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a campaign event in Haifa on Sunday. He and other hard-line candidates have been boosted by the war in Gaza and a looming recession.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's Kadima party gathered in Tel Aviv for its last election rally.

Opinion polls indicate that right-leaning parties, if combined, may garner a majority in the next parliament.

But surveys also say the lead of Netanyahu's Likud Party over Livni's Kadima Party has narrowed, with an edge of just two or three seats.