Clearly this makes my position impossible and I have no alternative than to resign from the government.

BBC: Short's resignation statement

But then came the ultimatum of four ministers, led by Binyamin Netanyahu, Mr Sharon's chief rival and heir apparent, who said they would resign from the government unless a referendum were held within two weeks.

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Both Shas leader Eli Yishai and Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman dismissed Annapolis as a pathetic joke and claimed that there is no reason for them to resign from the Olmert government.

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Separately, A. Raja, party member and former telecom minister, told The Wall Street Journal that DMK ministers in the government will resign from their posts later this evening or Wednesday morning.

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Five MPs who are ministers in the government will also resign from the cabinet.

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Three Indian ministers had the courage to resign from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government in protest against a steep hike in the prices of petroleum products which has hit the poorer sections of society very badly.

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He could resign from parliament, thus possibly triggering the fall of Ms Gillard's minority government.

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Though Mr Ozawa has repeatedly denied knowledge of any murky transactions, he was forced to resign from a high-ranking position in the DPJ in June partly because the scandal was damaging the government's popularity.

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