Balad chairman barred from running in election following 31-4 Central Elections Committee vote
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Elections
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The Central Elections Committee voted 31 to 4 on Wednesday to bar Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from running in the October 27 election, accepting an Otzma Yehudit petition alleging that he supported armed struggle against Israel by a terrorist organization.
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