Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shahadeh Withdraws Knesset Candidacy
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
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- Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shahadeh will not run for the Knesset.
- His withdrawal follows a Supreme Court hearing on his disqualification.
- Justices indicated a majority favored disqualifying him.
- The Central Elections Committee had previously barred the party's list.
- Abu Shahadeh was set to be third on the Balad list.
Sami Abu Shahadeh, the chairman of the Balad party, announced on Sunday that he will not run for the 26th Knesset. He submitted his official withdrawal to Supreme Court Vice President and Central Elections Committee Chairman, Justice Noam Sohlberg. This decision follows a Supreme Court hearing on Saturday regarding an appeal against his disqualification from running. During the hearing, Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit indicated that a majority of justices appeared inclined to uphold his disqualification. The justices suggested that Abu Shahadeh withdraw voluntarily to avoid a judicial ruling.
The move also comes in the wake of the Central Elections Committee's decision to prevent the Balad party's list from participating in the elections, a decision that has been appealed to the Supreme Court. In a letter submitted through the legal advisor to the Elections Committee, Adv. Yifat Siminovsky, Abu Shahadeh stated that his decision not to run is voluntary, irrevocable, and will take effect immediately if the Supreme Court accepts the appeal.
Abu Shahadeh was slated to be placed third on the Balad list.
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