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.

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1996 Palestinian general election canonical 1

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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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2006 Palestinian legislative election previousElection 1996 Palestinian general election