Progressive Party
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The Progressive Party was a small liberal Zionist political party in early Israeli politics that often served as a junior partner in Mapai-led coalition governments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Progressive Party (Israel) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| advocated | written constitution for Israel ⓘ |
| coalitionParticipation |
Fifth Israeli government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Israeli government ⓘ Fourth Israeli government NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Israeli government NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh Israeli government NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Israeli government NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Israeli government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnerWith | Mapai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | light blue ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1961 ⓘ |
| electoralBase |
Central European immigrants
ⓘ
middle-class urban voters ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | Central European liberal tradition ⓘ |
| founded | 1948 ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Minister of Justice (Pinchas Rosen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Israeli politics ⓘ |
| ideology |
Zionism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Liberal Party (Israel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | General Zionists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Pinchas Rosen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yeshayahu Foerder NERFINISHED ⓘ Yohanan Bader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsWonIn1949Election | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsWonIn1951Election | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsWonIn1955Election | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsWonIn1959Election | 6 ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | Mapai dominance of state institutions ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroupName | Progressive Faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedInElection |
1949 Israeli legislative election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1951 Israeli legislative election ⓘ 1955 Israeli legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ 1959 Israeli legislative election ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre ⓘ |
| predecessor |
HaOved HaTzioni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Aliyah Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInGovernment | justice ministry ⓘ |
| resultOfMerger | Liberal Party (Israel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | junior coalition partner ⓘ |
| status | defunct political party ⓘ |
| successor | Liberal Party (Israel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
civil liberties
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private enterprise with social responsibility ⓘ separation of religion and state ⓘ |
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