Ardan to Launch His Party with Edelstein, Open to Alliances with Gantz and Tropper

Gilad Ardan is expected to launch his new party tomorrow together with Yuli Edelstein, who will be placed second on the list. The two will emphasize the issue of equality in the burden and promise not to form a narrow government for any bloc. The joining of Aliza Bloch and Hezi Nehama is expected in the coming days, while Oren Smadja is still undecided. Ardan, Hili Tropper, and Benny Gantz are open to alliances according to polls, but mergers will only come close to the closing of lists. Ayelet Shaked and Moshe Kahlon are not expected to join. Meanwhile, Naftali Bennett added four women to the 'Together' list, which became a female majority.

Gilad Ardan is expected to launch his new party tomorrow together with Yuli Edelstein, who will be placed second on the list. This was reported this evening on Kan News. The two intend to emphasize the issue of equality in the burden at the party's launch and promise not to form a narrow government for any political bloc. The joining of Aliza Bloch and Hezi Nehama is expected in the coming days, while Oren Smadja has not yet decided. Ardan, Hili Tropper, and Benny Gantz remain open to alliances, depending on their poll numbers, but such mergers are expected only close to the deadline for submitting lists to the Knesset. In contrast, Ayelet Shaked and Moshe Kahlon are not expected to join any of the organizations. Meanwhile, the chairman of the 'Together' party, Naftali Bennett, decided yesterday to add four new female candidates to the party list: Bruria Naim, Esti Kobo, lawyer Orly Harel, and Olesia Kantor. The party list now includes 17 women. Bennett wrote in a statement that "the correction team of the State of Israel is receiving a significant reinforcement," and that the addition of the four is "a true Israeli mosaic of top-tier women of action." According to him, the party has a female majority, not because of gender but due to a decision to bring in the best.