ISRAEL-ELECTION-KAHLON PROFILE Moshe Kahlon could be kingmaker in coalition-building after the March 17 election
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ISRAEL-ELECTION-KAHLON PROFILE Moshe Kahlon could be kingmaker in coalition-building after the March 17 election
- Title: ISRAEL-ELECTION-KAHLON PROFILE Moshe Kahlon could be kingmaker in coalition-building after the March 17 election
- Date: 15th March 2015
- Summary: JERUSALEM (RECENT) (REUTERS) KAHLON ELECTION BANNER
- Embargoed: 30th March 2015 13:00
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- Location: Israel
- Country: Israel
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA14QXY98X272UENUVQFVBAY644
- 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. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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