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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 Nahale, 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 Particpation 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 [[ParticipationCooperation and Development]], though the union split up soon after its formation. Towards the end of the session Nahale broke away from the party to form the [[Jewish-Arab Brotherhood]], 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 Particpation 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.