Kulanu

Kulanu (Hebrew: כולנו‎, lit. All of Us), also transliterated Koolanu, is a centrist political party in Israel led by Moshe Kahlon that focuses on economic and cost-of-living issues.

History

The party was established on 27 November 2014 following months of speculation that Moshe Kahlon would form a new party after he took a break from politics in 2013.Opinion polls in the summer of 2014 had suggested that a new party formed by Kahlon could win 5–8 seats in the Knesset. The official party organization forms listed as founders of the party: Kahlon; Orna Angel, architect and former Ehud Barak adviser and Labor Party official; and Avi Gabai, former Bezeq director-general.

Although the party was initially nameless, on 10 December, it was announced that it would be called Kulanu. In the week following its establishment, initial opinion polls put the new party at 10–13 seats. Polls also projected that should Kulanu join a list with Yesh Atid, they could win 24 Knesset seats, the most of any list. Kulanu leader Kahlon and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid both denied their parties would form a joint ticket.