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The Third Way argues against violent resistance to Israel, declaring its support for "popular and non-violent resistance" instead. According to Fayyad, Palestinians have every right to resist occupation and political repression, but only through "legitimate means". The party wants to restore the 1967
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and hoped to emerged from it as the third force in
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the party received 2.41% of the popular vote and won two of the
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One of the main reforms presented by the party was its proposal to root out corruption, enforce the rule of the law and completely reform the justice system. Economically, the party focused on unemployment and poverty, and proposed establishing a welfare state and social security in the
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Ultimately, the devastatingly weak result of the Third Way, despite featuring well-known political figures, was attributed to the fact that the impressive portofolio of the party's might have backfired. Barghouti, Ashrawi and Fayyad were discredited in the eyes of the
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The party was described as left-wing and presented itself as liberal-democratic. Salam Fayyad, the leader of the party, described the party's ideology as one "with a democratic, social, liberal outlook". The Third Way called for a "radical reform" in all aspects of
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governance, describing the system as rife with corruption and otherwise dysfunctional. Fayyad particularly emphasized the need to reduce chaos and lawlessness in
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