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Palestinian Legislative Council

Governing body

The Palestinian Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, elected from... Wikipedia

Last election: 25 January 2006

Next election: TBD (initially scheduled for 22 May 2021; indefinitely postponed)

Political groups: Government (74): Hamas (74); Opposition (58): PLO (50): Fatah (45); PFLP (3); DFLP (1); PPP (1);

Seats: 132

Speaker: Aziz Duwaik, Hamas; since 2006¹

Voting system: Parallel additional member system

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