The Palestinian Central Council (PCC), also known as PLO Central Council, is one of the institutions of the
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The PCC makes policy decisions when the
Palestinian National Council (PNC) is not in session. The PCC is acting as a link between the PNC and the
PLO Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO EC) ( ar, اللجنة التنفيذية لمنظمة التحرير الفلسطينية) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and ac ...
. The PCC is elected by the PNC after nomination by the
PLO Executive, and chaired by the PNC president.
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Members
The membership has risen from 42 (1976), 55 (1977), 72 (1984), 107 (early 90s), 95 (mid-90s) to 124 (1996).[''Palestinian organizations'']
Arab Gateway, archived on 13 August 2013 As of April 1996, the PCC consisted of 124 members from the PLO Executive Committee, PNC, PLC and other Palestinian organizations.[See the 1996 list of members]
''Members of the PLO Central Council as of 1996''
At middleeastreference.org.uk. Also i
''PLO Central Council Members''
, Passia, 2003
History
On 5 January 2013, it was announced that the PLO had delegated the duties of the Palestinian Authority’s government and parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
to the Central Council.''PLO’s Central Council to Discuss Changes, says Official''
. WAFA, 5 January 2013
References
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