Balad (political party)
Balad בל״ד بلد | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Sami Abu Shehadeh |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Preceded by | Progressive List for Peace (faction) |
| Headquarters | Nazareth, Israel |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Joint List (2015–2019; 2020–2022) |
| Colours | Orange |
| Knesset | 0 / 120 |
| Most MKs | 3 (2003–2015; 2019–2021) |
| Fewest MKs | 0 (2022) |
| Election symbol | |
| ض or ד | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Balad (Hebrew: בָּלַ״ד) is a left-wing Palestinian nationalist political party in Israel led by Sami Abu Shehadeh. The party's name, Balad (Arabic: بلد), is also an Arabic word meaning "country" or "nation".
The party is most commonly known by the abbreviation of its Hebrew name, Brit Leumit Demokratit (Hebrew: בְּרִית לְאֻמִּית דֵּמוֹקְרָטִית, lit. 'National Democratic Alliance'). Its full Arabic name is at-Tajammuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī (Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي, lit. 'National Democratic Assembly').