Moshe Kahlon
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Kulanu party Chairman Moshe Kahlon presented the first female candidate for the party's 2015 elections list Monday: Yifat Sassa-Biton, a Kiryat Shmona City Council member and former deputy mayor for the northern Israel city. 

"Yifat is a symbol of success," Kahlon stated at an official press conference in Haifa Monday morning. "Yifat blossomed in the educational sector. She debuts now [in politics] at age 29, after receiving her doctorate in education."

"She will be the key to the party, to all of us, giving every child in Israel the chance to succeed and have a bright future," he added. 

Sassa-Biton then took the podium, where she emphasized the importance of education in the current election campaign.

"We heard almost no reference to education [at all] and unfortunately the focus is not there," she said. "It is important to emphasize that a good education is the basis and foundation for everything. Without societal and economic strength, we can not achieve security. But how do we gain societal strength? Through education."

Kahlon is planning to present a total of eight women to his party list, according to Walla! News, reserving two spots on his 20-seat list from every five for female candidates. One is expected to be 38-year-old Rachel Azaria, deputy mayor of Jerusalem; she was reportedly highly recommended by Kahlon's brother-in-law for the position. 

The party chairman is also expected to formally present two more Knesset candidates this week, as well as at least part of his official party platform.

Kulanu thus far has focused heavily on economic issues - but unlike Labor or Yesh Atid, the former Likudnik has leaned toward capitalist, not socialist, solutions to Israel's cost of living and housing crises. 

Sassa-Biton joins former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren and Israel Prize Winner and social activist Eli Elaluf as candidates. 

The latest elections poll projects eight seats in the Knesset for Kulanu, with the possibility of 1-2 more due to a 'surplus votes' pact with Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party.