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In the [[Israeli legislative election, 1961|1961 elections]] the party increased its share of the vote to 1.6%, though it was overtaken as the most popular Israeli Arab party by [[Cooperation and Brotherhood]], who won 1.9% of the vote. Despite its increased vote, the party still won only two seats, retained by A-Dahar and Nakhleh, and was again part of all three coalition governments during the fifth Knesset.

In the [[Israeli legislative election, 1965|1965 elections]] the party increased its share of the vote again, to 1.9%, overtaking Cooperation and Brotherhood to regain its place as the most popular Israeli Arab party. It joined [[Levi Eshkol]]'s coalition government, and A-Dahar was replaced by [[Seif-El-Din El-Zubi]], previously an MK for the [[Democratic List of Nazareth]] (in the [[Israeli legislative election, 1949|first Knesset]]) and the [[Democratic List for Israeli Arabs]] (in the [[Israeli legislative election, 1951|second]] and [[Israeli legislative election, 1955|third Knessets]]). During the Knesset session the party briefly merged with Cooperation and Brotherhood to form [[Cooperation and Development]], though the union split up soon after its formation. TowardsIn the end of theOctober session1968 Nakhleh broke away from the party to form the [[Jewish–Arab Brotherhood]],<ref>{{cite book |author=Una McGahern |year=2011 |title=Palestinian Christians in the Israeli state[https://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionHistoryAll_eng.asp StateMergers Attitudesand towardsSplits Non-MuslimsAmong inParliamentary a Jewish State |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0415605717}}{{pageGroups] needed|date=JuneKnesset 2015}}website</ref> though he was elected to the next Knesset as a member of Cooperation and Brotherhood.

The [[Israeli legislative election, 1969|1969 elections]] saw a further increase in popularity to 2.1% of the vote, though it still won only two seats. [[Jabr Moade]] (a former Democratic List for Israeli Arabs MK who had broken away from Cooperation and Brotherhood to form the [[Druze Party]] after Cooperation and Development had broken up, effectively swapping parties with Nahale) took the second seat, and the party was included in [[Golda Meir]]'s coalition government. Moade was appointed Deputy Minister of Communications in October 1971, making him only the second Israeli Arab to join the [[cabinet of Israel|cabinet]].

In the [[Israeli legislative election, 1973|1973 elections]] the party won only 1.4% of the vote, though it retained its two seats. Although itthey waswere excluded from Golda Meir's government despite still being aligned with the [[Labor Party (Israel)|Labour Party]], after she resigned and [[Yitzhak Rabin]] formed the [[Seventeenth government of Israel|17th government]], the party was invited back into the governing coalition and Moade regained his deputy ministerial position.

During the Knesset session the party briefly became part of the [[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]] before merging with the [[Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers]] to form the [[United Arab List (1977)|United Arab List]].<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=63 Kidma Vepituah] Knesset website</ref>