List of political parties in the State of Palestine

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The following political parties, listed in alphabetic order, have taken part in recent elections for the Palestinian National Authority in the Palestinian territories:

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 Palestinian 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.[citation needed]

Legislative Council members

Party Abbr. Flag Founded Leader Political position Legislative
Council
Hamas
حماس		 1987 Ismail Haniyeh See Political positions of Hamas
74 / 132
 Fatah
فتح		 1965 Mahmoud Abbas Centre-left
to left-wing
45 / 132
 PFLP 1967 Ahmad Sa'adat Far-left
3 / 132
  • Third Way
  • Arabic: الطريق الثالث
  • aṭ-Ṭarīq ath-Thālith
 2005 Salam Fayyad Centre-left
2 / 132
 PNI 2002 Mustafa Barghouti Centre-left
to left-wing
2 / 132
 DFLP 1968 Nayef Hawatmeh Far-left
1 / 132
 PPP 1982 Bassam as-Salhi Far-left
1 / 132
Independent —
4 / 132

Unrepresented parties

Party Abbr. Flag Founded Political position Founder
  • Liberty
  • Arabic: الحرية
  • al-Huriyatu
 2005 Centre-left Marwan Barghouti
ALF 1969 Left-wing[a] Rakad Salem
As-Sa'iqa
الصاعقة		 1966 Far-left[b] Farhan Abu Hayja
PLF 1959 Wasel Abu Yousef
  • Palestinian Liberation Front (Abu Nidal Ashqar wing)
  • Arabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية (جناح أبو نضال الأشقر)
 PLF (ANAW) 1983 Abu Nidal Ashqar
  • Palestinian Liberation Front (Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim wing)
  • Arabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية (جناح عبد الفتاح غانم)
 PLF (AFGW) 1984 Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim
PAF 1993 Left-wing Jameel Shihadeh
FIDA 1990 Left-wing Saleh Ra'fat
  • Palestinian Communist Party
  • Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني
  • al-Hizb al-Shuyueiu al-Filastiniu
 PCP 1991 Far-left Mahmoud Sa'adeh
PIJ 1981
PPSF 1967 Left-wing Ahmed Majdalani
  • Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (1991)
  • Arabic: جبهة النضال الشعبي الفلسطيني
 PPSF (KAM) 1991 Left-wing Khalid ʽAbd al-Majid
PFLP-GC 1968 Left-wing[c] Ahmed Jibril
  • Reform and Development Party
  • Arabic: حزب الإصلاح والتنمية
 RDPP 2019
RPCP 1982 Far-left Arabi Awwad
Fatah al-Yasir 2007 Centre-left
to left-wing		 Khalid Abu-Hilal

Alliances

Party Founded Political position Status
1993 Big tent Active
Palestinian National and Islamic Forces 2000 Big tent Active
2005 Left-wing Defunct
  • The Alternative
  • Arabic: البديل
  • al-Badeel
 2006 Left-wing Defunct
2005 Left-wing Defunct
  • Democratic Alliance
  • Arabic: التحالف الديمقراطي
 1980s Left-wing Defunct
2016 Left-wing Defunct
Freedom and Social Justice 2006 Left-wing Defunct
2005 Center-left Defunct
1983 Left-wing Defunct
1985 Left-wing Defunct
2005 Right-wing Defunct
1974 Left-wing Defunct
Sons of the Land (Beit Jala) 2005 Left-wing Defunct
1989 Left-wing Active
United Beit Jala 2005 Left-wing Defunct
2005 Left-wing Defunct
2005 Right-wing Defunct

Defunct parties

Party Founded Political position Founder
  • Al-Mustaqbal
  • المستقبل
  • The Future
 2005 Centre-left
to Left-wing		 Marwan Barghouti
  • National Bloc
  • الكتلة الوطنية
  • al-Kutla al-Wataniyya
 1935 Right-wing Abd al-Latif Salah
1932 Right-wing Yaqub al-Ghusayn
1969 Left-wing
1977 Centre-left
to left-wing		 Naji Alush
1982 Far-left
1964 Far-left
  • Muhammad Fayyad
  • Ibrahim Khraysha
1978 Far-left
1968 Big tent Hassan Sabarini (Abohelmi)
1983 Far-left
1969 Far-left
1972 Far-left
1922 Far-left
1943 Far-left
1923 Far-left
  • Palestinian Communist Party (1922)
  • Yiddish: פּאלעסטיניטשע קאמוניסט פארטיי
 1922 Far-left
  • Revolutionary Communist League (Mandatory Palestine)
  • Hebrew: הליגה הקומוניסטית המהפכנית
  • Brit Kommunistim Mahapchanin
 1930s Far-left
  • Socialist Workers Party (Mandatory Palestine)
  • Hebrew: מפלגת הפועלים הסוציאליסטית
 1919 Far-left

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Due to its affiliation with Saddamism
  2. ^ Due to its association with the Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)
  3. ^ Still considers itself nominally socialist

References

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State of Palestine Political parties in Palestine
Palestinian
Legislative
Council
  • Hamas (74)
  • Fatah (45)
  • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) (3)
  • Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) (2)
  • Third Way (2)
  • Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) (1)
  • Palestinian People's Party (PPP) (1)
Other
  • Arab Liberation Front (ALF)
  • As-Sa'iqa
  • Palestinian Liberation Front (Abu Abbas) (PLF)
  • Palestinian Liberation Front (Abu Nidal Ashqar) (PLF)
  • Palestinian Arab Front (PAF)
  • Palestinian Communist Party (PCP)
  • Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA)
  • Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (Samir Ghawshah) (PPSF)
  • Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (Khalid ‘Abd al-Majid) (PPSF)
  • Reform and Development Party (RDPP)
  • Revolutionary Palestinian Communist Party (RPCP)