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most directly to the phrase "Party (of) The Nation". It seems to me that such a name might have a lot of potential, just like the names "Republican" or "Democrat", once did (and still do). Still, until a single alternate
English spelling seems to become a clear common preference (and winner) amongst English writing journalists, which does not yet seem to have happened, I think the safest bet is to stay with the Alwattan party's own official English spelling of its own name. (Currently I've found several alternative ways that journalists have chosen to transliterate the name, all vying with one another.) Thanks.
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