Palestinian National Council المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization |
| History | |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Vice Chairpersons | Ali Faisal Mousa Hadid |
Secretary-General | Fahmi al-Za’arir |
| Structure | |
Seats | 747 |
| Meeting place | |
| Ramallah | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Palestinian National Council (PNC; Arabic: المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني, romanized: Al-majlis Al-wataniu Al-filastiniu) is the legislative body - in Arabic, the Majlis - of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The PNC is intended to serve as the parliament that represents all Palestinians inside and outside the Palestinian territories, and all sectors of the worldwide Palestinian community, including political parties, popular organizations, resistance movements, and independent figures from all sectors of life.[1]
The Council met formally 20 times in the 27 years between 1964 and 1991. Since the Oslo Accords, the council met formally only twice: in 1996 and 2018.
The PNC is intended to be responsible for formulating the policies and programs for the PLO, and elects the PLO Executive Committee, which assumes leadership of the organization between its sessions. Resolutions are passed by a simple majority with a quorum of two-thirds. The PNC elects its own Chairman.[2]
- ^ PLO vs. PA Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Passia, September 2014
- ^ Palestine National Council. Gale Encyclopedia of the Mideast & N. Africa, 2004. Archived 28-06-2011