Abbas Government

Abbas Government
Date formed30 April 2003
Date dissolved7 October 2003
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Head of stateYasser Arafat
Head of governmentMahmoud Abbas (until 6 September)
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PredecessorFifth Arafat Government
SuccessorFirst Qurei Government
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The Palestinian Authority Government of April 2003 was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) from 30 April to 7 October 2003.[1] It was headed by Mahmoud Abbas, the first PA Prime Minister, until 6 September 2003. The Prime Minister and his government were approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council on 29 April and were sworn in on 30 April.[2]

Abbas resigned as Prime Minister on 6 September 2003 because of a struggle for power with President Yasser Arafat and the stagnated implementation of the road map for peace.[3][4]

After the discharge of the Government in September 2003, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmed Qurei was asked to become Prime Minister of an emergency government,[5] but Arafat, on 5 October, appointed Qurei PM of a small emergency cabinet before a government could be presented to Parliament. Qurei and his cabinet were sworn in on 7 October 2003.[6][7]

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  5. ^ US Warning As Qurei Accepts PM's Role. Sky News, 10 September 2003
  6. ^ Arafat Swears In New Palestinian Cabinet. Greg Myre, The New York Times, 8 October 2003.
    "Mr. Qurei was nominated a month ago, but has been unable to assemble a full cabinet, with more than 20 ministers, to present to parliament. The emergency regulations give him a month before he has to seek a vote of confidence from the legislature."
  7. ^ Tom Lansford, Political Handbook of the World 2014, p. 1631 (last para but one). CQ Press, March 2014.