Tel Aviv - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni demanded Thursday that caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vacate his office immediately.
She called on Olmert, who resigned already in late September and therefore cannot step down again by law, to take a vacation until the early elections are held on February 10.
That would allow Livni, who is also vice prime minister, to take his place and serve as acting premier until the elections, which would likely boost her chances.
Livni made the demand a day after Israel's attorney general announced after a lengthy police investigation that Olmert would be indicted on charges of corruption.