Ariel Sharon will form his own party to run in Israel’s next elections, Israeli media reported. Both Ha’aretz and the Jerusalem Post reported that Sharon would leave the Likud Party as early as Monday and form his own centrist party to run in the elections, which are expected to take place in February or March.
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