List of political parties in Palestine

This is a List of political parties in Palestine.

Legislative Council members

	Abbr.	Founded	Leader	Political position	Legislative Council
Islamic Resistance Movement Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah	Hamas حماس	1987	Khaled Mashal	Right-wing	74 / 132
Palestinian National Liberation Movement Arabic: حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني Ḥarakat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭanī al-Filasṭīnī	Fatah فتح	1965	Mahmoud Abbas	Centre-left to left-wing	45 / 132
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn	PFLP	1967	Ahmad Sa'adat	Far-left	3 / 132
Third Way Arabic: الطريق الثالث aṭ-Ṭarīq ath-Thālith		2005	Salam Fayyad	Left-wing^[1] (Liberalism)^[1]	2 / 132
Palestinian National Initiative Arabic: المبادرة الوطنية الفلسطينية al-Mubādara al-Waṭaniyya al-Filasṭīniyya	PNI	2002	Mustafa Barghouti	Left-wing	2 / 132
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Arabic: الجبهة الديموقراطية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Dīmuqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn	DFLP	1968	Nayef Hawatmeh	Far-left	1 / 132
Palestinian People's Party Arabic: حزب الشعب الفلسطيني Ḥizb al-Sha'b al-Filasṭīnī	PPP	1982	Bassam as-Salhi	Far-left	1 / 132
Independent	N/a				4 / 132

Unrepresented parties

	Abbr.	Founded	Political position	Founder
Liberty Arabic: الحرية al-Huriyatu		2005	Centre-left	Marwan Barghouti
Arab Liberation Front Arabic: جبهة التحرير العربية Jabhet al-Tahrir al-'Arabiyah	ALF	1969	Right-wing^[a]	Rakad Salem
Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces طلائع حرب التحرير الشعبية - قوات الصاعقة Ṭalāʾiʿ ḥarb al-taḥrīr al-shaʿbiyya - Quwwāt as-Ṣāʾiqa	As-Sa'iqa الصاعقة	1966	Far-left^[b]	Farhan Abu Hayja
Palestinian Liberation Front Arabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية al-Jabha li-Tahrir al-Filastiniyya	PLF	1959		Wasel Abu Yousef
Palestinian Liberation Front (Abu Nidal Ashqar wing) Arabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية (جناح أبو نضال الأشقر)	PLF (ANAW)	1983		Abu Nidal Ashqar
Palestinian Liberation Front (Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim wing) Arabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية (جناح عبد الفتاح غانم)	PLF (AFGW)	1983		Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim
Palestinian Arab Front Arabic: الجبهة العربية الفلسطينية Al-Jabhet Al-'Arabiya Al-Falestiniyeh	PAF	1993	Left-wing	Jameel Shihadeh
Palestinian Democratic Union Arabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي الفلسطيني Al-Ittihad al-Dimuqrati al-Filastini	FIDA	1990	Left-wing	Saleh Ra'fat
Palestinian Communist Party Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني al-Hizb al-Shuyueiu al-Filastiniu	PCP	1991	Far-left	Mahmoud Sa'adeh
Palestinian Popular Struggle Front Arabic: جبهة النضال الشعبي الفلسطيني Jabhet Al-Nedal Al-Sha'abi Al-Falestini	PPSF	1967	Left-wing	Ahmed Majdalani
Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (Khalid ʽAbd al-Majid) Arabic: جبهة النضال الشعبي الفلسطيني (خالد عبد المجيد)	PPSF (KAM)	1991	Left-wing	Khalid ʽAbd al-Majid
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين – القيادة العامة	PFLP-GC	1968	Left-wing^[c]	Ahmed Jibril
Reform and Development Party Arabic: حزب الإصلاح والتنمية	RDPP	2019
Revolutionary Palestinian Communist Party Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني-الثوري	RPCP	1982	Far-left	Arabi Awwad
National Coalition for Justice and Democracy Arabic: الائتلاف الوطني من أجل العدالة والديمقراطية	Wa'ad	2004	Left-wing	Eyad El-Sarraj
Palestinian Justice Arabic: العدالة الفلسطينية	PJP	2005		Usâma Salîm Muhammad
Palestinian Freedom Movement Arabic: حركة الأحرار الفلسطينية	Fatah al-Yasir	2007	Right-wing	Khalid Abu-Hilal
Palestinian Mujahideen Movement Arabic: حركة المجاهدين الفلسطينية	PMM	2001	Right-wing	Asaad Abu Sharia

Alliances

	Founded	Political position	Status
Alliance of Palestinian Forces Arabic: تحالف القوى الفلسطينية	1993	Big tent	Active
Palestinian National and Islamic Forces	2000	Big tent	Active
Ahd Bloc Arabic: كتلة العهد	2005	Left-wing	Defunct
The Alternative Arabic: البديل al-Badeel	2006	Left-wing	Defunct
Bethlehem Brotherhood and Development Arabic: بيت لحم تآخي وتطوير	2005	Left-wing	Defunct
Democratic Alliance Arabic: التحالف الديمقراطي	1980s	Left-wing	Defunct
Democratic Alliance List Arabic: قائمة التحالف الديمقراطي	2016	Left-wing	Defunct
Freedom and Social Justice	2006	Left-wing	Defunct
Hope and Labour Bloc Arabic: كتلة الأمل والعمل	2005	Center-left	Defunct
Palestinian National Alliance Arabic: التحالف الوطني الفلسطيني	1983	Left-wing	Defunct
Palestinian National Salvation Front Arabic: جبهة الانقاذ الوطني الفلسطيني	1985	Left-wing	Defunct
Reform Bloc Arabic: كتلة الاصلاح Kutla Al-Islah	2005	Right-wing	Defunct
Rejectionist Front Arabic: جبهة الرفض	1974	Left-wing	Defunct
Sons of the Land (Beit Jala)	2005	Left-wing	Defunct
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising al-Qiyada al Muwhhada	1989	Left-wing	Active
United Beit Jala	2005	Left-wing	Defunct
United Bethlehem Bloc Arabic: كتلة بيت لحم الموحدة Kutla Beit Laham Al-Muwahida	2005	Left-wing	Defunct
Wafaa Bloc Arabic: كتلة الوفاء	2005	Right-wing	Defunct

Defunct parties

	Founded	Political position	Founder
Al-Mustaqbal المستقبل The Future	2005	Centre-left to Left-wing	Marwan Barghouti
National Bloc الكتلة الوطنية al-Kutla al-Wataniyya	1935	Right-wing	Abd al-Latif Salah
Youth Congress Party Arabic: مؤتمر الشباب العربي	1932	Right-wing	Yaqub al-Ghusayn
Reform Party Arabic: حزب الإصلاح	1935	Left-wing	Hussein Khalidi
Liberal Party Arabic: الحزب الحر	1930	Centre	Fahmi al-Husseini
Palestine Arab Party Arabic: الحزب العربي الفلسطيني	1935	Right-wing	Jamal al-Husayni
National Defense Party Arabic: حزب الدفاع الوطني	1934	Centre	Raghib al-Nashashibi
Independence Party Arabic: حزب الاستقلال	1932	Right-wing	Izzat Darwaza
Arab Palestine Organization Arabic: منظمة فلسطين العربية	1969	Left-wing
Arab People's Movement Arabic: الحركة الشعبية العربية	1977	Centre-left to left-wing	Naji Alush
League of Palestinian Communists Arabic: عصبة الشيوعيين الفلسطينيين	1982	Far-left
Palestine Popular Liberation Organization Arabic: المنظمة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين	1964	Far-left	Muhammad Fayyad Ibrahim Khraysha
Palestinian Communist Workers Party Arabic: حزب العمال الشيوعي الفلسطيني	1978	Far-left
Palestinian National Liberation Front Arabic: جبهة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني	1968	Big tent	Hassan Sabarini (Abohelmi)
Palestinian Popular Committees Arabic: اللجان الشعبية الفلسطينية	1983	Far-left
Palestinian Revolutionary Left League Arabic: عصبة اليسار الثوري الفلسطيني	1969	Far-left
Popular Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Palestine Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية الثورية لتحرير فلسطين Al-Jabhat ash-Sha'biyah at-Thawriyah li-Tahrir Filastin	1972	Far-left
Communist Party of Palestine Yiddish: קאָמוניסט פארטיי פון פּאַלעסטינע	1922	Far-left
National Liberation League in Palestine Arabic: عصبة التحرر الوطني في فلسطين ʿUṣbat at-Taḥrīr al-Waṭaniyy fi Filasṭīn	1943	Far-left
Palestine Communist Party Yiddish: פאלעסטינישע קומוניסטישע פארטיי Palestinische Komunistische Partei Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني	1923	Far-left
Palestinian Communist Party (1922) Yiddish: פּאלעסטיניטשע קאמוניסט פארטיי	1922	Far-left
Revolutionary Communist League (Mandatory Palestine) Hebrew: הליגה הקומוניסטית המהפכנית Brit Kommunistim Mahapchanin	1930s	Far-left
Socialist Workers Party (Mandatory Palestine) Hebrew: מפלגת הפועלים הסוציאליסטית	1919	Far-left

Notes

↑ Due to its affiliation with Saddamism
↑ Due to its association with the Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)
↑ Still considers itself nominally socialist

References

1 2 Jamal, Manal A. (2013). "Beyond Fateh Corruption and Mass Discontent: Hamas, the Palestinian Left and the 2006 Legislative Elections". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 40 (3). Taylor & Francis, Ltd: 273–294. doi:10.1080/13530194.2013.791135.

[2] Due to its affiliation with Saddamism

[3] Due to its association with the Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)

[4] Still considers itself nominally socialist

[manal-1] 1 2 Jamal, Manal A. (2013). "Beyond Fateh Corruption and Mass Discontent: Hamas, the Palestinian Left and the 2006 Legislative Elections". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 40 (3). Taylor & Francis, Ltd: 273–294. doi:10.1080/13530194.2013.791135.

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