Elections in the Palestinian National Authority
- Elections in the Palestinian National Authority
Elections in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) gives information on election and election results in the Palestinian territories allowed to hold elections.
Palestine elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. Until 2007, the National Council had 133 members, with 66 members elected in 16 multi-seat constituencies, 66 elected proportional to the vote for each party, and the president as ex officio member. In 2007, the voting system was changed to abolish the constituency seats, and also prohibiting parties from contesting the election which did not acknowledge the PLO's right to represent the Palestinian people (specifically Hamas). [http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6253192.html] Two thirds of Palestinian supported the change, while Hamas called it illegal. [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/28271/palestinians_support_electoral_reforms]
Palestine has a multi-party system, with numerous parties. In this system Fatah was the dominant party. Legislative and presidential election were held in 1996; local elections in January-May 2005, organized by PNA president Yasser Arafat before his death; the January 2005 presidential election, won by Mahmoud Abbas, preceded the Hamas victory during the legislative election in January 2006.
Latest elections
2006 Parliamentary election
2005 Presidential election
Past elections
Local elections
Municipal election are being held in a multistage process, the most recent of which occurred on December 23, 2005. On that day, elections were held in 26 municipalities that included over 140,000 eligible voters in Jericho and 25 villages in the West Bank.
ee also
* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system
External links
* [http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/5057 Palestinian Authority Election Tracker]
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/p/palestine/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/6439 Pressure mounts on Hamas after win]
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