MK Moshe Kahlon put an end to recent speculation that he wanted out and officially announced that Likud is his party.
"Two weeks ago I announced a break from politics and that I wouldn't run for the 19th Knesset," Kahlon said in a statement. "I stick to this decision. It's not a coincidence that you have not heard me talking about a new party in the past week. That's because there was no new party. There were inquiries and there surveys, which contrary to what was reported, I had not ordered," he added.