Palestinian Legislative Council

Also known as Palestinian Parliament, PLC, The Palestinian Legislative Council

unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority | dissolved in 2007 by Hamas

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Key facts

Type: Unicameral
Speaker: Aziz Dweik , Hamas , since 18 February 2006
Political groups: Hamas (74) PLO (50) Fatah (45) PFLP (3) DFLP (1) PPP (1) PNI (2) Third Way (2) Independents (4)
Voting system: Parallel additional member system : 66 seats are elected by Proportional representation 66 seats are elected by Single-member district
First election: 20 January 1996
Last election: 25 January 2006
Next election: TBD

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Wikidata facts

Part of: Palestinian National Council
Has part: Palestinian National Council
Country: Palestine
Headquarters: Ramallah
Chairperson: Aziz Duwaik
Official website: plc.ps
Image: PalestineLegCouncilBldg.JPG

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inception: 1996-03-07
topic's main category: Category:Palestinian Legislative Council
number of seats: 132
applies to jurisdiction: Palestine
native label: ٱلْمَجْلِسُ ٱلْتَشْرِيعِيُّ ٱللْفِلَسْطِينِيُّ
replaces: Palestinian National Council

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Encyclopedic overview

Inside the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006

The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC; Arabic: المجلس التشريعي الفلسطيني, romanized: Al-Majlis al-Tashrīʿiyy al-Filasṭīniyy) is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian National Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, elected from 16 electoral districts of the Palestinian Authority. The PLC has a quorum requirement of two-thirds, and since 2006 Hamas and Hamas-affiliated members have held 74 of the 132 seats in the PLC. The PLC's activities have been suspended since 2007. However, PLC committees continue working at a low rate and parliamentary panel discussions are still occurring.

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