1996 Palestinian general election

1996 Palestinian general election

20 January 1996

Presidential election

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Candidate Yasser Arafat Samiha Khalil Party Fatah DFLP Popular vote 643,079 72,887 Percentage 89.82% 10.18%

President before election Yasser Arafat Fatah President-elect Yasser Arafat Fatah

Parliamentary election

2006 →

All 88 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council 45 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats Fatah Yasser Arafat 30.90 50 NDC 2.25 1 FIDA Yasser Abed Rabbo 2.04 1 LIB 1.64 1 Independents – 57.51 35 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held for the first time in the Palestinian territories on 20 January 1996 to elect the President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislative arm of the PNA. They took place in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. A new government was formed following the elections, headed by President Yasser Arafat.