page_title: Palestinian Legislative Council
hierarchical_section_title: Palestinian Legislative Council
caption_attribution_description: Palestinian Legislative Council
context_page_description: 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 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 activity has been suspended in 2007 and remains so as of 2020, with the President issuing laws by decree, while PLC committees continue working at a low rate and parliamentary panel discussions are still occurring.
  The first PLC met for the first time on 7 March 1996. Under the Oslo II Accord, the powers and responsibilities of the PLC are restricted to civil matters and internal security in Area A of the West Bank and Gaza, while in Area B they are restricted to civil affairs and security matters are under the control of the Israel Defense Forces. In Area C, Israel has full control.
  The election for the second PLC was the last PLC election. Following the Hamas–Fatah split in 2007, the Legislative Council ceased to function.
context_section_description: The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) 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 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 activity has been suspended in 2007 and remains so as of 2020, with the President issuing laws by decree, while PLC committees continue working at a low rate and parliamentary panel discussions are still occurring.
  The first PLC met for the first time on 7 March 1996. Under the Oslo II Accord, the powers and responsibilities of the PLC are restricted to civil matters and internal security in Area A of the West Bank and Gaza, while in Area B they are restricted to civil affairs and security matters are under the control of the Israel Defense Forces. In Area C, Israel has full control.
  The election for the second PLC was the last PLC election. Following the Hamas–Fatah split in 2007, the Legislative Council ceased to function.
caption: Inside the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006
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