The Alternative (Palestine)
The Alternative (Arabic: البديل al-badeel) was an electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups:
- Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (al-jabhah al-dīmūqrātiyyah li-tahrīr filastīn)
- Palestinian People's Party (hizb al-sha`b al-filastīnī)
- Palestine Democratic Union (al-ittihād al-dīmūqrātī al-filastīnī)
- Independents
The Alternative البديل | |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Palestinian Legislative Council (2006) | 2 / 132
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In the January 2006 PLC elections it came fourth with 2.92% of the popular vote. It had two deputies elected: Qais Abd al-Karim and Bassam as-Salhi. Its best vote was in the Bethlehem Governorate, and its next best was in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate.
The alliance was dissolved in early 2007.[1]
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