Arab National Party الحزب القومي العربي המפלגה הלאומית הערבית | |
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| Leader | Muhamad Kanan |
| Founded | 19 February 2001 |
| Split from | United Arab List |
| Ideology | Israeli Arab interest |
| National affiliation | Arab List |
| Most MKs | 2 (2001) |
| Fewest MKs | 0 |
| Current MKs | 0 / 120 |
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TheArab National Party (Hebrew:המפלגה הלאומית הערבית,HaMiflaga HaLeumit HaAravit;Arabic:الحزب القومي العربي,al-Hizb al-Qawmi al-Arabi) is a minorIsraeli Arab political party inIsrael led byMuhamad Kanan.
The party was founded during the15th Knesset when three Members of Knesset left theUnited Arab List; one foundedNational Unity – National Progressive Alliance, whilst the other two, Kanan andTawfik Khatib created the Arab National Party.
The party did not participate in the2003 elections, and in the run-up to the2006 elections it looked like Kanan would joinHadash.[1] However, the party then entered the election race, before withdrawing and announcing its support forBalad,[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 theelectoral threshold of 2%.
The party contested the2015 elections as part of the Arab List, an alliance with theArab Democratic Party headed by Kanan. The alliance received just 4,301 votes (0.11%), failing to win a seat.
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