List of political parties in the State of Palestine
The following political parties, listed in alphabetic order, have taken part in recent elections for the Palestinian National Authority in the Palestinian territories:
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Brief history and overview
In 1994, The Palestinian Authority was formed, the governing body for the interim period pending final status negotiations. The President of the State of Palestine is the highest-ranking political position, the equivalent to head of state, in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The President is elected by popular elections. The Palestinian Legislative Council is the legislature of the Palestinian Authority. It is not to be confused with the Palestine National Council, which remains the national legislature of the Palestinian people as a whole. The PLC passed a new law in June 2005 increasing the number of MPs from 88 to 132, stipulating that half be elected under a system of proportional representation and half by traditional constituencies.
Legislative Council members
| Party | Abbr. | Flag | Founded | Leader | Political position |
Legislative Council | ||
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| Islamic Resistance Movement حركة المقاومة الإسلامية Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah |
Hamas حماس |
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1987 | Ismail Haniyeh | .jpg.webp) |
74 / 132 | ||
| Palestinian National Liberation Movement حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني Ḥarakat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭanī al-Filasṭīnī |
Fatah فتح |
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1965 | Mahmoud Abbas |  |
Centre-left to left-wing |
45 / 132 | |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn |
PFLP |  |
1967 | Ahmad Sa'adat | .jpg.webp) |
Far-left | 3 / 132 | |
| Third Way الطريق الثالث aṭ-Ṭarīq ath-Thālith |
2005 | Salam Fayyad | .jpg.webp) |
Centre | 2 / 132 | |||
| Palestinian National Initiative المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطينية al-Mubādara al-Waṭaniyya al-Filasṭīniyya |
PNI | 2002 | Mustafa Barghouti |  |
Centre-left to left-wing |
2 / 132 | ||
| Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Dīmuqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn |
DFLP |  |
1968 | Nayef Hawatmeh | .jpg.webp) |
Far-left | 1 / 132 | |
| Palestinian People's Party حزب الشعب الفلسطيني Ḥizb al-Sha'b al-Filasṭīnī |
PPP | 1982 | Bassam as-Salhi | Left-wing to far-left | 1 / 132 | |||
| Independent | N/A | 4 / 132 | ||||||
Former and unrepresented parties
| Party | Abbr. | Flag | Founded | Political position | Founder | ||
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| Liberty الحرية al-Huriyatu |
2005 | Marwan Barghouti |  | ||||
| Arab Liberation Front جبهة التحرير العربية Jabhet al-Tahrir al-'Arabiyah |
ALF | 1969 | Rakad Salem | ||||
| Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces طلائع حرب التحرير الشعبية - قوات الصاعقة Ṭalāʾiʿ ḥarb al-taḥrīr al-shaʿbiyya - Quwwāt as-Ṣāʾiqa |
As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة |
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1966 | Farhan Abu Hayja | |||
| Palestinian Liberation Front جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية al-Jabha li-Tahrir al-Filastiniyya |
PLF | 1961 | Wasel Abu Yousef | ||||
| Palestinian Arab Front الجبهة العربية الفلسطينية Al-Jabhet Al-'Arabiya Al-Falestiniyeh |
PAF | 1993 | Left-wing | Jameel Shihadeh | |||
| Palestinian Democratic Union الاتحاد الديمقراطي الفلسطيني Al-Ittihad al-Dimuqrati al-Filastini |
1990 | Left-wing | Saleh Ra'fat | ||||
| Palestinian Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني al-Hizb al-Shuyueiu al-Filastiniu |
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1924 | Far-left | Mahmoud Sa'adeh | |||
Defunct parties
| Party | Flag | Founded | Political position | Founder | ||
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| Al-Mustaqbal المستقبل The Future |
2005 | Marwan Barghouti | | |||
See also
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| Dependencies and other territories |
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