2026 Palestinian legislative election
expected elections in Palestine
Legislative elections will be held in Palestine on 28 November 2026 in order to elect the 3rd Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Most recently, they were scheduled for 22 May 2021 according to a decree by President Mahmoud Abbas on 15 January 2021 but were indefinitely postponed on 29 April 2021.
Background
Mahmoud Abbas was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority on 9 January 2005 for a four-year term that ended on 9 January 2009. The last elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) were held on 25 January 2006. There have not been any elections either for president or for the legislature since these two elections. Elections since these dates have only been for local offices.
In February 2007, Saudi-sponsored negotiations led to the Hamas & Fatah Mecca Agreement signed by Abbas on behalf of Fatah and Khaled Mashal on behalf of Hamas to form a unity government. The new government was called on to achieve Palestinian national goals as approved by the Palestine National Council, the clauses of the Basic Law and the National Reconciliation Document (the "Prisoners' Document") as well as the decisions of the Arab summit.
In March 2007, the PLC established a national unity government, with 83 representatives voting in favour and three against. Government ministers were sworn in by Abbas, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, at a ceremony held simultaneously in Gaza and Ramallah.
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