1996 Palestinian general election
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The 1996 Palestinian general election was the first national vote held by the Palestinian Authority, in which Palestinians elected both a president and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996 Palestinian general election canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | election ⓘ |
| boycottedBy | Hamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Palestinian territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1996-01-20 ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Palestinian people
ⓘ
Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip ⓘ Palestinian residents of the West Bank ⓘ |
| electoralCommission | Palestinian Central Elections Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralRegion | Palestinian National Authority areas A and B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludedGroup |
many Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem
ⓘ
most Palestinian refugees outside the territories ⓘ |
| follows | establishment of the Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Palestinian Authority executive under Yasser Arafat ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1996 Palestinian Legislative Council election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1996 Palestinian presidential election ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Oslo II Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureElected | Palestinian Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
East Jerusalem (partially)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaza Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParty |
Fatah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | international observers ⓘ |
| numberOfPLCSeats | 88 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Palestinian Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversight | Palestinian Central Elections Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Israeli–Palestinian peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested |
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
ⓘ
President of the Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oslo Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialWinnerParty | Fatah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Fatah majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council
ⓘ
Yasser Arafat elected President of the Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| significance |
first election for the Palestinian Legislative Council
ⓘ
first national vote held by the Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| subsequentElection |
2005 Palestinian presidential election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2006 Palestinian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSuffrage | universal adult suffrage (with restrictions in East Jerusalem) ⓘ |
| votingSystemForLegislature | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| votingSystemForPresident | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winnerOfPresidency | Yasser Arafat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
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