Balad weighs withdrawal Joint List considers turnout

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Yaara Shapira says Balad is consulting that evening about whether Abu Shehadeh should withdraw his Knesset candidacy and lead the party from outside parliament. She stresses that no final decision has been taken. Hadash and Ta'al reportedly offer Balad compensation through rotation or senior roles if it loses representation. The Joint List plans a campaign urging Arab voters to replace the government representatives behind what it calls an undemocratic exclusion and hopes for higher turnout. These are reported consultations, assurances and campaign plans, not an outcome.

The Joint List plans to use Sami Abu Shehadeh's threatened disqualification in a campaign urging Arab citizens to vote in large numbers and replace the government representatives it blames for an undemocratic exclusion. Yaara Shapira says the list hopes the strategy will increase turnout and seats. The broadcast reports a plan, without establishing that the campaign has launched or any turnout result; a final withdrawal or court judgment is still pending.