The Alternative ( ar, البديل ''al-badeel'') was an electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups: *

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; ar, الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين, ''al-Jabha al-Dīmūqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn'') is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist organi ...

(''al-jabhah al-dīmūqrātiyyah li-tahrīr filastīn'') *

Palestinian People's Party The Palestinian People's Party (PPP; ar, حزب الشعب الفلسطيني ''Hizb al-Sha'b al-Filastini''), founded in 1982 as the Palestinian Communist Party, is a socialist political party in Palestine and among the Palestinian diaspora. ...

(''hizb al-sha`b al-filastīnī'') *

Palestine Democratic Union The Palestinian Democratic Union ( ar, الاتحاد الديمقراطي الفلسطيني ''Al-Ittihad al-Dimuqrati al-Filastini''), generally known as FIDA ( ar, فدا) is a small Palestinian political party active in the Palestine Liberati ...

(''al-ittihād al-dīmūqrātī al-filastīnī'') * Independents In the January 2006 PLC elections it came fourth with 2.92% of the popular vote. It had two deputies elected: Qais Abd al-Karim and

Bassam as-Salhi Bassam Al-Salhi ( ar, بسام الصالحي, born 1960) is a General Secretary of the Palestinian People's Party and elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He was the party's candidate for President of the Palestinian Authority ...

. Its best vote was in the

Bethlehem Governorate The Bethlehem Governorate ( ar, محافظة بيت لحم, Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Its principal city and district capital is Bethlehem. Accordi ...

, and its next best was in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. The alliance was dissolved in early 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alternative Defunct political party alliances in the Palestinian territories Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Socialist parties in the Palestinian territories