Balad Party Chairman Sami Abu Shahadeh Withdraws Knesset Candidacy
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- Sami Abu Shahadeh is withdrawing his Knesset candidacy.
- A judge informed him of a majority favoring disqualification.
- Abu Shahadeh accepted the judge's recommendation to withdraw.
- The Balad party chairman's decision follows internal deliberations.
Sami Abu Shahadeh, the chairman of the Balad party, has decided to withdraw his candidacy for the Knesset. This decision follows a recommendation from Judge Yitzhak Amit, who informed Abu Shahadeh that there was a majority in favor of disqualifying him and suggested he step down from the race. Abu Shahadeh accepted the judges' recommendation.
The move comes after the party's internal deliberations regarding his eligibility to run.
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