The Alternative (Palestine) Explained

The Alternative البديل
Colorcode:	A6241F
Founded:	2006
Dissolved:	2007
Ideology:	Socialism
Seats1 Title:	Palestinian Legislative Council (2006)
Symbol:	ي
Website:	http://AlternativePalestine.com
State:	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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maan News Agency . 2008-02-13 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111953/http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=19669 . dead .