Emergency Government of June and July 2007 | |
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Date formed | 14 June 2007 (emergency) 13 July 2007 (caretaker) |
Date dissolved | 13 July 2007 (emergency) 19 May 2009 (caretaker) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Mahmoud Abbas |
Head of government | Salam Fayyad |
Total no. of members | 16 |
Status in legislature | Caretaker government |
Opposition party | Hamas |
Opposition leader | Ismail Haniyeh |
History | |
Outgoing election | 2006 Palestinian legislative election |
Legislature term | 2006–2010 |
Predecessor | National Unity Government 2007 |
Successor | Second Fayyad Government |
Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics |
Member state of the Arab League |
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Palestinian Authority Governments of June and July 2007 is a conciliation pact between Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian Authority. This agreement convened a council (PA) of emergency cabinets led by Salam Fayyad established by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by presidential decree. The first Fayyad government was formed on 14 June 2007. Although widely supported by the international community, its creation is controversial as it was established under the Basic Law which requires the approval of the new government by Palestinian Legislative Council. President Abbas has enacted some articles of the Basic Law to allow cabinets to be sworn in with the approval of the PLC.
Emergency rule replaced the short-lived Hamas-led National Unity Government of March 2007, which was dismissed by President Abbas after the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007.
The Fayyad government was swiftly recognized by the international community as the legal government of the Palestinian Authority. Fayyad remained the Prime Minister of the Ramallah-based West Bank Governments, until he was replaced by Rami Hamdallah, who became Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Government of June 2013.