Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: The defection of Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz from the right-wing Likud to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Kadima gave the Israeli premier's new party a further boost in the polls Monday. The latest survey published by the Yediot Aharonot daily found that Kadima is on course to win 41 of the 120 Knesset seats in the March 28 election, 20 more than its nearest rival, the centre-left Labour party.

is