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Ra'am

5 seatsOpposition

Platform: no official platform published by the party itself was found.

About the party

Ra'am is an Arab-Islamic party, the political arm of the Southern Branch of the Islamic Movement. It works to advance the interests of Arab citizens of Israel, supports the two-state solution, and holds religious-conservative positions.

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Party history

Founded 1996

Seats in each Knesset

In the coalitionIn the opposition
2
141996–1999
5
151999–2002
2
162003–2005
3
172006–2008
3
182009–2012
3
192013–2014
3
202015–2019
2
212019
4
242021–2022
5
252022–2026

In 2021 it became the first independent Arab party to join an Israeli coalition (the Bennett-Lapid government), after decades of running only as part of joint lists with other Arab parties. · Source ↗

30%
Average vote attendance
0
Ministers in the party
642
Bills that reached a plenum vote · 12 of them passed into law
Full list of bills

Gender breakdown

Men · 4 (80%)Women · 1 (20%)

Age breakdown

Aged 40-49: 1Aged 50-59: 2Aged 60-69: 2
Total5
Aged 40-49 · 1 (20%)Aged 50-59 · 2 (40%)Aged 60-69 · 2 (40%)

The party's position by topic

Click a topic to see the bills tagged to it and how the party voted on each one.

Voted for 1 of the 13 decided bills on this topic, against 12 (of these, 8 initiated by the coalition/government, 5 by the opposition).

Voted for 1 of the 25 decided bills on this topic, against 24 (of these, 15 initiated by the coalition/government, 0 by the opposition, 10 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 37 of the 147 decided bills on this topic, against 110 (no sponsor breakdown for this topic because of the large number of bills - 414 in total - the latest 150 are shown below).

Voted for 6 of the 51 decided bills on this topic, against 45 (of these, 44 initiated by the coalition/government, 0 by the opposition, 7 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 3 of the 3 decided bills on this topic, against 0 (of these, 0 initiated by the coalition/government, 1 by the opposition, 2 by another or unknown sponsor).

Voted for 6 of the 19 decided bills on this topic, against 13 (of these, 3 initiated by the coalition/government, 9 by the opposition, 7 by another or unknown sponsor).

Party members · 5

Members who resigned or were replaced during the term appear faded and marked ✕, in their original place on the list - so you can see who was actually elected.