Palestinian National Initiative

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Palestinian National Initiative المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطينية
Leader	Mustafa Barghouti
Founded	17 June 2002
Headquarters	Ramallah, Palestinian Territories
Ideology	Palestinian nationalism Social democracy Democratic socialism Secularism Anti-corruption
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
National affiliation	DAL
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance Socialist International (Consultative)
Legislative Council	2 / 132
Politics of Palestine Political parties Elections

Palestinian National Initiative (Arabic: المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطينية al-Mubādara al-Waṭaniyya al-Filasṭīniyya) is a Palestinian political party led by Mustafa Barghouti.

Its formation was formally announced on 17 June 2002 in Ramallah on the West Bank, part of the Palestinian Territories, by Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Mustafa Barghouthi and Ibrahim Dakkak. The PNI views itself as a "democratic third force" in Palestinian politics and opposes the dichotomy between Fatah (which it views as corrupt and undemocratic) and Hamas (which it views as extremist and fundamentalist).