Balad
Balad, Hebrew: בל״ד , a Hebrew acronym of Brit Le'umit Demokratit, Hebrew: ברית לאומית דמוקרטית ,
the Arab version: at-Tajamuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmūqraṭī, Arab: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي ,
(the Arab version is shortened to Tajammua, Arabic: بلد , meaning Country / Nation),
both meaning National Democratic Assembly, is an Israeli political party.
Its ideology is social democratic, Arab nationalist, pan-Arabic, secular, and anti-Zionist.
Political leader is Mtanes Shehadeh
Balad was founded in 1995.
Number of seats in the 23rd Knesset: 3 (/).
Balad is cooperating with Hadash, Ra'am and Ta'al as HaReshima HaMeshutefet (Hebrew) or al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah (Arab) (both meaning The Joint List). Together they have 15 seats.
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Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ----
Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ----
Shas (9) ----
United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ----
HaAvoda (3) ----
Derekh Ererz (2) ----
Gesher (1)
Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ----
The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ----
Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ----
Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ----
Meretz (3)