# 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.

## Legislative Council members

| Party | Abbr. | Flag | Founded | Leader | Leader | Political position | Legislative Council |
| Islamic Resistance MovementArabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلاميةḤarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah | Hamas حماس | | 1987 | Khaled Mashal | | | 74 / 132 |
| Palestinian National Liberation MovementArabic: حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطينيḤarakat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭanī al-Filasṭīnī | Fatah فتح | | 1965 | Mahmoud Abbas | | Centre-left to left-wing | 45 / 132 |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineArabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطينal-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn | PFLP | | 1967 | Ahmad Sa'adat | | Far-left | 3 / 132 |
| Third WayArabic: الطريق الثالثaṭ-Ṭarīq ath-Thālith | | | 2005 | Salam Fayyad | | Centre-left | 2 / 132 |
| Palestinian National InitiativeArabic: المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطينيةal-Mubādara al-Waṭaniyya al-Filasṭīniyya | PNI | | 2002 | Mustafa Barghouti | | Centre-left to left-wing | 2 / 132 |
| Democratic Front for the Liberation of PalestineArabic: الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطينal-Jabhah al-Dīmuqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn | DFLP | | 1968 | Nayef Hawatmeh | | Far-left | 1 / 132 |
| Palestinian People's PartyArabic: حزب الشعب الفلسطينيḤizb al-Sha'b al-Filasṭīnī | PPP | | 1982 | Bassam as-Salhi | | Far-left | 1 / 132 |
| Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 / 132 |

## Unrepresented parties

| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Political position | Founder |
| LibertyArabic: الحريةal-Huriyatu | | 2005 | Centre-left | Marwan Barghouti |
| Arab Liberation FrontArabic: جبهة التحرير العربيةJabhet al-Tahrir al-'Arabiyah | ALF | 1969 | Left-wing | Rakad Salem |
| Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forcesطلائع حرب التحرير الشعبية - قوات الصاعقةṬalāʾiʿ ḥarb al-taḥrīr al-shaʿbiyya - Quwwāt as-Ṣāʾiqa | As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة | 1966 | Far-left | Farhan Abu Hayja |
| Palestinian Liberation FrontArabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينيةal-Jabha li-Tahrir al-Filastiniyya | 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) | 1983 | | Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim |
| Palestinian Arab FrontArabic: الجبهة العربية الفلسطينيةAl-Jabhet Al-'Arabiya Al-Falestiniyeh | PAF | 1993 | Left-wing | Jameel Shihadeh |
| Palestinian Democratic UnionArabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي الفلسطيني‎Al-Ittihad al-Dimuqrati al-Filastini | FIDA | 1990 | Left-wing | Saleh Ra'fat |
| Palestinian Communist PartyArabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطينيal-Hizb al-Shuyueiu al-Filastiniu | PCP | 1991 | Far-left | Mahmoud Sa'adeh |
| Palestinian Popular Struggle FrontArabic: جبهة النضال الشعبي الفلسطينيJabhet Al-Nedal Al-Sha'abi Al-Falestini | PPSF | 1967 | Left-wing | Ahmed Majdalani |
| Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (Khalid ʽAbd al-Majid)Arabic: جبهة النضال الشعبي الفلسطيني (خالد عبد المجيد) | PPSF (KAM) | 1991 | Left-wing | Khalid ʽAbd al-Majid |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General CommandArabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين – القيادة العامة | PFLP-GC | 1968 | Left-wing | Ahmed Jibril |
| Reform and Development PartyArabic: حزب الإصلاح والتنمية | RDPP | 2019 | | |
| Revolutionary Palestinian Communist PartyArabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني-الثوري | RPCP | 1982 | Far-left | Arabi Awwad |
| National Coalition for Justice and DemocracyArabic: الائتلاف الوطني من أجل العدالة والديمقراطية | Wa'ad | 2004 | | Eyad El-Sarraj |
| Palestinian Freedom MovementArabic: حركة الأحرار الفلسطينية | Fatah al-Yasir | 2007 | Right-wing | Khalid Abu-Hilal |

## Alliances

| Party | Founded | Political position | Status |
| Alliance of Palestinian ForcesArabic: تحالف القوى الفلسطينية | 1993 | Big tent | Active |
| Palestinian National and Islamic Forces | 2000 | Big tent | Active |
| Ahd BlocArabic: كتلة العهد | 2005 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| The AlternativeArabic: البديلal-Badeel | 2006 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Bethlehem Brotherhood and DevelopmentArabic: بيت لحم تآخي وتطوير | 2005 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Democratic AllianceArabic: التحالف الديمقراطي | 1980s | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Democratic Alliance ListArabic: قائمة التحالف الديمقراطي | 2016 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Freedom and Social Justice | 2006 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Hope and Labour BlocArabic: كتلة الأمل والعمل | 2005 | Center-left | Defunct |
| Palestinian National AllianceArabic: التحالف الوطني الفلسطيني | 1983 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Palestinian National Salvation FrontArabic: جبهة الانقاذ الوطني الفلسطيني | 1985 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Reform BlocArabic: كتلة الاصلاحKutla Al-Islah | 2005 | Right-wing | Defunct |
| Rejectionist FrontArabic: جبهة الرفض | 1974 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Sons of the Land (Beit Jala) | 2005 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Unified National Leadership of the Uprisingal-Qiyada al Muwhhada | 1989 | Left-wing | Active |
| United Beit Jala | 2005 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| United Bethlehem BlocArabic: كتلة بيت لحم الموحدةKutla Beit Laham Al-Muwahida | 2005 | Left-wing | Defunct |
| Wafaa BlocArabic: كتلة الوفاء | 2005 | Right-wing | Defunct |

## Defunct parties

| Party | Founded | Political position | Founder |
| Al-MustaqbalالمستقبلThe Future | 2005 | Centre-left to Left-wing | Marwan Barghouti |
| National Blocالكتلة الوطنيةal-Kutla al-Wataniyya | 1935 | Right-wing | Abd al-Latif Salah |
| Youth Congress PartyArabic: مؤتمر الشباب العربي | 1932 | Right-wing | Yaqub al-Ghusayn |
| Arab Palestine OrganizationArabic: منظمة فلسطين العربية | 1969 | Left-wing | |
| Arab People's MovementArabic: الحركة الشعبية العربية | 1977 | Centre-left to left-wing | Naji Alush |
| League of Palestinian CommunistsArabic: عصبة الشيوعيين الفلسطينيين | 1982 | Far-left | |
| Palestine Popular Liberation OrganizationArabic: المنظمة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين | 1964 | Far-left | Muhammad FayyadIbrahim Khraysha |
| Palestinian Communist Workers PartyArabic: حزب العمال الشيوعي الفلسطيني | 1978 | Far-left | |
| Palestinian National Liberation FrontArabic: جبهة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني | 1968 | Big tent | Hassan Sabarini (Abohelmi) |
| Palestinian Popular CommitteesArabic: اللجان الشعبية الفلسطينية | 1983 | Far-left | |
| Palestinian Revolutionary Left LeagueArabic: عصبة اليسار الثوري الفلسطيني | 1969 | Far-left | |
| Popular Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of PalestineArabic: الجبهة الشعبية الثورية لتحرير فلسطينAl-Jabhat ash-Sha'biyah at-Thawriyah li-Tahrir Filastin | 1972 | Far-left | |
| Communist Party of PalestineYiddish: קאָמוניסט פארטיי פון פּאַלעסטינע | 1922 | Far-left | |
| National Liberation League in PalestineArabic: عصبة التحرر الوطني في فلسطينʿUṣbat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭaniyy fi Filasṭīn | 1943 | Far-left | |
| Palestine Communist PartyYiddish: פאלעסטינישע קומוניסטישע פארטייPalestinische Komunistische ParteiArabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني | 1923 | Far-left | |
| Palestinian Communist Party (1922)Yiddish: פּאלעסטיניטשע קאמוניסט פארטיי | 1922 | Far-left | |
| Revolutionary Communist League (Mandatory Palestine)Hebrew: הליגה הקומוניסטית המהפכניתBrit Kommunistim Mahapchanin | 1930s | Far-left | |
| Socialist Workers Party (Mandatory Palestine)Hebrew: מפלגת הפועלים הסוציאליסטית | 1919 | Far-left | |