List of political parties in 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.
Legislative Council members
| Party | Abbr. | Flag | Founded | Leader | Political position | Legislative Council | ||
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Hamas حماس |
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1987 | Khaled Mashal | .jpg) |
Right-wing to far-right[7] | 74 / 132
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Fatah فتح |
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1965 | Mahmoud Abbas |  |
Centre-left | 45 / 132
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PFLP | 1967 | Ahmad Sa'adat | Far-left | 3 / 132
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| 2005 | Salam Fayyad | .jpg) |
Left-wing[8] (Liberalism)[8] |
2 / 132
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PNI | 2002 | Mustafa Barghouti | .jpg) |
Left-wing | 2 / 132
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DFLP |  |
1968 | Nayef Hawatmeh | .jpg) |
Far-left | 1 / 132
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PPP | 1982 | Bassam as-Salhi | Far-left | 1 / 132
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| Independent | — | 4 / 132
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Unrepresented parties
| Party | Abbr. | Flag | Founded | Political position | Founder | ||
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2005 | Centre-left | Marwan Barghouti | 
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ALF | 1969 | Right-wing[a] | Rakad Salem | |||
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As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة |
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1966 | Far-left[b] | Farhan Abu Hayja | ||
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PLF | 1959 | Wasel Abu Yousef | ||||
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PLF (ANAW) | 1983 | Abu Nidal Ashqar | ||||
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PLF (AFGW) | 1983 | Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim | ||||
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PAF | 1993 | Left-wing | Jameel Shihadeh | |||
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FIDA | 1990 | Left-wing | Saleh Ra'fat | |||
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PCP |  |
1991 | Far-left | Mahmoud Sa'adeh | ||
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PPSF | 1967 | Left-wing | Ahmed Majdalani | |||
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PPSF (KAM) | 1991 | Left-wing | Khalid ʽAbd al-Majid | |||
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PFLP-GC | 1968 | Left-wing[c] | Ahmed Jibril | |||
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RDPP | 2019 | |||||
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RPCP | 1982 | Far-left | Arabi Awwad | |||
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Wa'ad | 2004 | Left-wing | Eyad El-Sarraj | |||
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PJP | 2005 | Usâma Salîm Muhammad | ||||
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Fatah al-Yasir | 2007 | Right-wing | Khalid Abu-Hilal | |||
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PMM | 2001 | Right-wing | Asaad Abu Sharia | |||
Alliances
Defunct parties
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Mike Halsey, ed. (February 10, 2025). The Green IT Guide: How to Make Your IT Systems and Business Sustainable and Carbon Neutral. Apress. p. 289.
In October 2023, the far-right Islamist group Hamas conducted a series of attacks on Israel, killing more than 1,000 Israelis and foreign nationals and kidnapping more than 250 men, women, and children.
- ^ "Netanyahu: "Every member of Hamas is a dead man"". Agenzia Nova. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
Since the surprise attack – called the "Al Aqsa Flood" – launched on Saturday 7 October by the Palestinian group Hamas, a far-right Islamist organisation, recognized as terrorist by the European Union, the situation in the region has been quite precarious.
- ^ "Wiesenthal Centre Urges Bishop of Manchester to Condemn University Student Union's Israel Boycott Campaign as "Contributing Factor to Antisemitism"". Simon Wiesenthal Center. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
The Union's General-Secretary, Rob Pinfold, regretted that this motion had not condemned Hamas, 'a far-right Islamist group who regularly practice torture, murder and execution of lesbian, gay and transsexual groups, dissidents and women'."
- ^ "Corbyn should apologise for collusion with anti-Semites". Peter Tatchell Foundation. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
Jeremy Corbyn should apologise for his past collusion with anti-Semites and far right Islamist extremists like Hamas and Hezbollah.
- ^ Shameer Modongal, ed. (2022). Islamic Perspectives on International Conflict Resolution: Theological Debates and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process. Taylor & Francis.
Another issue is to face the challenges of right-wing extremist groups in both Israel and Palestine.
- ^ "Muslim Brotherhood and IRGC's dirty dealings revealed in intel leak". The Jerusalem Post. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
The leak reveals that the Brotherhood – a Sunni Islamic religious organization rooted in Egypt with branches in other countries that has inspired numerous far-right Islamist groups, including Hamas – wanted to work with Iran's religious far-right leadership.
- ^ [1][2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ a b Jamal, Manal A. (2013). "Beyond Fateh Corruption and Mass Discontent: Hamas, the Palestinian Left and the 2006 Legislative Elections". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 40 (3). Taylor & Francis, Ltd: 273–294. doi:10.1080/13530194.2013.791135.
