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Arab National Party
الحزب القومي العربيLeader Muhamad Kanan Founded 19 February 2001 Split from United Arab List Ideology Israeli Arab interest Most MKs 2 (2001) Fewest MKs 0 Current MKs 0 Election symbol קפ Politics of Israel
Political parties
ElectionsThe Arab National Party (Hebrew: המפלגה הלאומית הערבית, HaMiflaga HaLeumit HaAravit; Arabic: الحزب القومي العربي, al-Hizb al-Qawmi al-Arabi), alternatively rendered as the National Arab Party, is a minor Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Muhamad Kanan.
Background
The party was founded during the 15th Knesset when three MKs left the United Arab List; one founded National Unity – National Progressive Alliance, whilst the other two, Kanan and Tawfik Khatib created the Arab National Party.
The party did not participate in the 2003 elections, and in the run-up to the 2006 elections it looked like Kanan would join Hadash.[1] However, the party then entered the election race, before withdrawing and announcing its support for Balad,[2] though by then it was too late to take the party's name off the ballot. On election day the party picked up only 738 votes (0.02%), the second lowest in total and far below the electoral threshold of 2%.
References
- ^ Hadash seeks to boost support in Triangle Haaretz
- ^ National Arab Party endorses National Democratic Assembly after withdrawing from race Ynetnews, 8 March 2006
External links
- Arab National Party Knesset website
Parliamentary political parties in Israel 
Kadima • Likud • Yisrael Beiteinu • Shas • Labor • Independence • United Torah Judaism (Agudat Yisrael, Degel HaTorah) • United Arab List-Ta'al •
National Union (Eretz Yisrael Shelanu • Moledet • Hatikva • Tkuma) • Hadash (Maki) • New Movement-Meretz • The Jewish Home • Balad • Whole Nation
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