ISRAEL-ELECTION-KAHLON PROFILE Moshe Kahlon could be kingmaker in coalition-building after the March 17 election

Record ID: 399299

  • Title: ISRAEL-ELECTION-KAHLON PROFILE Moshe Kahlon could be kingmaker in coalition-building after the March 17 election
  • Date: 15th March 2015
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (FILE - JANUARY 21, 2013) (REUTERS) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SHAKING HANDS AND STANDING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH MOSHE KAHLON, ISRAELI MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MAYOR OF JERUSALEM NIR BARKAT
  • Embargoed: 30th March 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA8OTGLP10HSDO2AYK86L5A7MXN
  • Story Text: NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
    A former communications minister, Moshe Kahlon pleased Israelis by promoting competition in the cellular market, a move that slashed the prices of mobile telephone services.
    Formerly a Likud politician, Kahlon broke ranks after social protests in 2011 and opted to sit out the 2013 election.
    He formed a new centrist party, Kulanu (All of Us), in January, and could be a kingmaker in coalition-building after the election if he secures the 10 seats polls predict.
    An attorney born to poor Libyan immigrants, Kahlon, 54, calls himself a "Likudnik", hinting at how he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could easily partner in a future government. But he hasn't ruled out joining a coalition led by Isaac Herzog, which puts Kahlon in a position to help decide who may be prime minister.
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