The Alternative (Palestine)
- The Alternative (Palestine)
The Alternative 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
In the January 2006 PLC elections it received 2.92% of the popular vote and won two of the Council's 132 seats. The deputies elected were Qais Abd al-Karim and Bassam as-Salhi.
The alliance was dissolved in early 2007. [ [http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=19669 Maan News Agency ] ]
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