Governments / Countries / Palestine
How is Palestine governed?
Palestine is a provisional or contested government. Its head of state is the president and its head of government is the prime minister. Real power sits with the contested.
Recently changed or contested. UN observer state. No national election since 2006.
Questions people ask
- Is Palestine a monarchy or a republic?
- Palestine is a republic in name, currently under provisional or contested government.
- Who really rules Palestine?
- The contested holds the real executive power. Head of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister.
- How is the head of state of Palestine chosen?
- Direct popular vote.
- Does Palestine have a king?
- No. Palestine has no monarch.
- Is Palestine a federation?
- No. It is a centralised unitary state.
- How many chambers does the parliament of Palestine have?
- One chamber: Palestinian Legislative Council (not functioning) (132 seats).
Parliament: Palestinian Legislative Council (not functioning)
Palestine's legislature has one chamber, 132 seats in all. Each dot is one seat; party seat counts are on IPU Parline.