Countries / Asia
PSE
Elections in Palestine
semi-presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
MM
Mohammad Mustafa live
Head of government - independent politician
Party
independent politician
Head of state
Mahmoud Abbas
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
semi-presidential system
Capital
Ramallah
Population
5 227 193
Country facts
Legislature
Palestinian Legislative Council
Established
1988
Currency
new shekel
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Ramallah
Region
Asia
Area
6,020 km2
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2019 - Rami Hamdallah Mohammad Shtayyeh
peaceful - no coup recorded
2014 - Salam Fayyad Rami Hamdallah
peaceful - no coup recorded
2007 - Ismail Haniyeh Salam Fayyad
peaceful - no coup recorded
2006 - Ahmed Qurei Ismail Haniyeh
peaceful - no coup recorded
2003 - Mahmoud Abbas Ahmed Qurei
peaceful - no coup recorded
2003 - Yasser Arafat Mahmoud Abbas
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.