Not taking his cue from Israeli politicians, Minister of Welfare & Communications (Likud) Moshe Kahlon has announced his decision not to run in the upcoming national election under his own ticket.

The popular minister last month took the nation by surprise when he announced he was not planning to run on the Likud ticket in the election. His popularity has swelled since that announcement as he expressed his dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s economic policies. Kahlon feels the current administration has abandoned the middle and lower income sectors.

Polls conducted last week show Kahlon leading a party would earn him 13-20 seats, but Kahlon decided he is not interested in running under his own party at present, making the official announcement that he is not going to be part of the upcoming election.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)