The governance of the occupied Palestinian Territories is split between the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and the State of Israel. For more information about the current governance structure, we recommend the Council on Foreign Relations 2024 article "Who Governs the Palestinians?"
In accordance with the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian Authority was formed as an interim government to represent Palestinians living in the occupied territories. The Palestinian Authority drafted the Basic Law as a proposed constitution in 2002 with further ammendments made in 2003. Mahmoud Abbas has held the positions of chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization since 2005, President of the State of Palestine since 2006, and chairman of the Fatah party since 2009. The Palestinian Authority has not held presidential or parliamentary elections since 2006.
Following the 2006 electoral victory of Hamas and subsequent blockade of the Gaza Strip, the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority has maintained their limited power in the West Bank while Hamas has come to power in the Gaza Strip.