Palestinian National Council

Palestinian National Council المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني
Type
Type	Legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization
History
Founded	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Leadership
Chairman	Rawhi Fattouh
Vice Chairpersons	Ali Faisal Mousa Hadid
Secretary-General	Fahmi al-Za’arir
Structure
Seats	747
Meeting place
Ramallah
Website
www.palestinepnc.org

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]