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| Country name: |
conventional long form: Palestine National
Authority conventional short form: Palestine |
| Government type: |
Interim government. The Interim Agreement allows for the Palestinians to elect an 88 member self-rule Legislative Council with executive and legislative powers, to serve for five years and to elect a President. The first elections were held in January 1996. At the same time, Yasser Arafat was elected Head of the Executive Authority, or President. |
| Capital: |
None. |
| Independence: |
Not yet |
| Executive branch: |
chief of state: President of the Palestinian
National Authority and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation:
Yasser Arafat |
Legislative branch: |
88 elected member Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) |
| Political parties and leaders: |
Fatah, PFLP, DFLP, FIDA, People's Party, Hamas (all except Hamas are members of the PLO); 88 elected member Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) |
| International organization
participation: |
Arab League, Group of 77, Non-Aligned Movement, Organisation of Islamic Conference. Observer status at the UN and other UN agencies/organs |
| Diplomatic representation
in the UK: |
Palestinian General Delegate to the United Kingdom, 5 Galena Road, London W6 0LT |
| Diplomatic representation
from the UK: |
British
Consulate-General, Jerusalem |
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