Next Palestinian legislative election

Next Palestinian legislative election
State of Palestine
← 2006 TBD

All 132 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council
67 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Hamas Khaled Mashal 73
Fatah Mahmoud Abbas[a] 43
PFLP Ahmad Sa'adat[b] 3
PNI Mustafa Barghouti 2
Third Way Salam Fayyad 2
DFLP Nayef Hawatmeh[c] 1[d]
PPP Bassam Al-Salhi 1[e]
Independents 4
Election districts
Incumbent Prime Minister
Mohammad Mustafa
Fatah

The next legislative elections in Palestine have been repeatedly postponed or cancelled. Most recently it was scheduled for 22 May 2021 according to a decree by President Mahmoud Abbas on 15 January 2021, but was indefinitely postponed on 29 April 2021.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Abbas delays Palestinian parliamentary polls, blaming Israel". Aljazeera. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed, says Abbas, blaming Israel". Reuters. 29 April 2021. Facing this difficult situation, we decided to postpone the date of holding legislative elections until the participation of Jerusalem and its people is guaranteed.