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.

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Progressive Party canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
advocated written constitution for Israel
coalitionParticipation Fifth Israeli government
First Israeli government
Fourth Israeli government
Second Israeli government
Seventh Israeli government
Sixth Israeli government
Third Israeli government
coalitionPartnerWith Mapai
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)
historicalEra early Israeli politics
ideology Zionism
liberalism
languageOfName Hebrew
mergedInto Liberal Party (Israel)
mergedWith General Zionists
notableLeader Pinchas Rosen
linked to: Pinhas Rosen

Yeshayahu Foerder
Yohanan Bader
numberOfSeatsWonIn1949Election 5
numberOfSeatsWonIn1951Election 4
numberOfSeatsWonIn1955Election 5
numberOfSeatsWonIn1959Election 6
opposedPolicy Mapai dominance of state institutions
parliamentaryBody Knesset
parliamentaryGroupName Progressive Faction
participatedInElection 1949 Israeli legislative election
1951 Israeli legislative election
1955 Israeli legislative election
1959 Israeli legislative election
politicalPosition centre
predecessor HaOved HaTzioni
New Aliyah Party
representedInGovernment justice ministry
resultOfMerger Liberal Party (Israel)
roleInGovernment junior coalition partner
status defunct political party
successor Liberal Party (Israel)
supportedPolicy civil liberties
private enterprise with social responsibility
separation of religion and state

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