| Palestinian National Authority |
 This article is part of the series: |
|
|
Note: On June 14, 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh's government, and appointed Fayyad to form an emergency government. Political developments since 1993 Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords which established the Palestinian National Authority A proposed Constitution of Palestine was first adopted in 1968 The President of the Palestinian National Authority ( رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the Head of government of the Palestinian government Dr Salam Fayyad (سلام فياض b 1952 is a Palestinian politician who on June 15, 2007, was appointed the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Ismail Haniyeh ( Arabic: إسماعيل هنية sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah) (born January 1963 is a The Palestinian cabinet that was formed on June 17 2007 ( المجلس الفلسطيني لحزيران 17 2007) by Salam Fayyad is an emergency The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Abdel Aziz Duwaik (Arabic عبد العزيز دويك is a member of Hamas, and the current Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council since January 18 The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC currently has 132 members following the legislative election on January 25, 2006. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain Ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power usually Elections in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA gives information on Election and election results in the Palestinian territories allowed to hold elections On January 20, 1996, elections took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for President of the Palestinian The 2005 Palestinian presidential election &mdash the first to be held since 1996 &mdash took place on January 9, 2005 in the West Bank and Gaza Early presidential and parliamentary election to the Palestinian National Authority will be held as soon as the split between the Hamas -controlled Gaza Strip On January 20, 1996, elections took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for President of the Palestinian On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority Early presidential and parliamentary election to the Palestinian National Authority will be held as soon as the split between the Hamas -controlled Gaza Strip After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian territories were divided into three areas (Area A Area B and Area C and 16 Governorates under the jurisdiction The 16 Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are divided into 16 electoral Districts ( Aqdya, singular - Qadaa) The Palestinian Declaration of Independence, led to Palestine's recognition by 96 states and to the renaming of the PLO mission in the UN to "Palestine The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is in charge of foreign relations Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles Proposals for a Palestinian state (دولة فلسطين refer to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which is currently Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However, Haniyeh and Hamas maintain that these actions were illegal, and that Haniyeh is still the Prime Minister; Haniyeh still exercises de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, while Fayyad's authority is limited de facto to the West Bank. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria
|
|
Other countries · Atlas Politics Portal |
The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to as the Palestinan Parliament) the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 132 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC currently has 132 members following the legislative election on January 25, 2006. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories.
The Palestinian Legislative Council passed a new law in June 2005 increasing the number of members from 88 to 132, stipulating that half be elected under a system of proportional representation and half by traditional constituencies. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes New parliamentary polls took place on January 25, 2006. On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Contents |
Summary of 2006 election results
| Alliances and parties | Votes (Proportional) | % (Proportional) | Seats (Proportional/District seats) |
|---|---|---|---|
Change and Reform
|
440,409 | 44. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Elections in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA gives information on Election and election results in the Palestinian territories allowed to hold elections Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة 45 | 74 (29/45) |
| Fatah, harakat al-tahrīr al-filastīnī (Liberation Movement of Palestine) | 410,554 | 41. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير 43 | 45 (28/17) |
| Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) (al-jabhah al-sha`biyyah li-tahrīr filastīn) | 42,101 | 4. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP) ( Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Tahrīr 25 | 3 (3/0) |
The Alternative (al-Badeel)
|
28,973 | 2. The Alternative was an electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( al-jabhah al-dīmūqrātiyyah The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP ( Arabic: ' الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين', transliterated Al-Jabha The Palestinian People's Party ( PPP, in Arabic حزب الشعب الفلسطيني Hizb al-Sha'b al-Filastini) founded in 1982 as the Palestinian Communist The Palestine Democratic Union ( Al-Ittihad al-Dimuqrati al-Filastini, generally known as FIDA) is a small Palestinian Political party active in the 92 | 2 (2/0) |
Independent Palestine
|
26,909 | 2. Palestinian National Initiative (Arabic المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطنية al-Mubadara al-Wataniyya al-Filistiniyya) is a Palestinian political movement Palestinian National Initiative (Arabic المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطنية al-Mubadara al-Wataniyya al-Filistiniyya) is a Palestinian political movement 72 | 2 (2/0) |
| Third Way | 23,862 | 2. The Third Way is a small Centrist Palestinian Political party active in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA 41 | 2 (2/0) |
Freedom and Social Justice
|
7,127 | 0. Initial history The PPSF was founded as the Palestinian Popular Struggle Organization (PPSO in the West Bank in 1967, following a split from the Initial history The PPSF was founded as the Palestinian Popular Struggle Organization (PPSO in the West Bank in 1967, following a split from the 72 | 0 (0/0) |
| Freedom and Independence | 4,398 | 0. Palestinian Arab Front (in Arabic: الجبهة العربية الفلسطينية al-jubhat al-arabiya al-filistiniya) (PAF is a minor Palestinian Palestinian Arab Front (in Arabic: الجبهة العربية الفلسطينية al-jubhat al-arabiya al-filistiniya) (PAF is a minor Palestinian 44 | 0 (0/0) |
| Martyr Abu Abbas | 3,011 | 0. The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF (جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية is a Palestinian militant group which is designated as a Terrorist organization The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF (جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية is a Palestinian militant group which is designated as a Terrorist organization 30 | 0 (0/0) |
| National Coalition for Justice and Democracy (Wa'ad) | 1,806 | 0. 18 | 0 (0/0) |
| Palestinian Justice | 1,723 | 0. 17 | 0 (0/0) |
| Independents | - | - | 4 (0/4) |
| Total (turnout: 74. 6%) | 990,873 | 100. 0% | 132 (66/66) |
| Source: Central Election Commission, Preliminary results,Final tally amendments, 2006-01-29, Final results | |||
Ahmed Qurei, former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from October 7, 2003 to January 26, 2006, when he resigned after Hamas' victory in the 2006 legislative election. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; احمد علي محمد قريع also known by his Arabic ''Kunya'' Abu Alaa (أبو علاء (born March The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council. On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority
Current members
- see main article Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council
Notes
See also
- Palestinian legislative election, 2006
- Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996
- Jamal Tirawi
External links
- The Palestinian Basic Law - A collection of various propsals and amendments to the Basic Law of Palestine
- MiddleEastReference.org: members elected in 2006