Erdan Confirms Talks With Zelekha on Joint Election Run

Gilad Erdan, chairman of the Unity Party, confirmed that contacts are underway with Professor Yaron Zelekha, chairman of the New Economic Party, over a joint Knesset run. Speaking at a Mishan Shabbat Tarbut event, Erdan said the talks would accelerate in the coming days. He said Zelekha’s platform addresses Israel’s cost-of-living pressures and that a partnership could offer voters one cohesive political force. Erdan also said he had met Benny Gantz twice and cited a broad Zionist government, universal national service and consensus-based judicial reform as shared priorities.