Seeing in the twelfth lunar month (the first day), January 20, 1996, Palestinian elections for the first time announced. January 20, 2011


1996, the Palestinian first free elections in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the Palestinian Autonomous successfully held, more than 100 million voters participated in the vote, (l $ j��.c��) PLO leader Yasser Arafat was elected with an overwhelming majority of the votes for the President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). International observers confirmed that this election is fair, free and democratic. (L $ j��.c��), the United Nations Security Council, the Secretary General and the leaders of some countries have congratulated Arafat was elected. The Palestinian Committee has been elected legislative powers, which is an important turning point in the Palestinian government building. The election has opened a new page in Palestinian history, has taken a new step towards the establishment of a Palestinian state, and ultimately achieve lofty national goals.