The "Palestinian Legislative Council" is the legislative branch.
===Principal Government Officials===*President: Mahmoud President—Mahmoud Abbas*Prime Minister: Mohammad Minister—Mohammad Mustafa*Minister of Foreign Affairs—Riyad al-Maliki*Finance Minister—Shukri Bishara*Ambassador to the U.S.—Maen Rashid Areikat*Ambassador to the UN—Riyad Mansour
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