Palestinian Authority Government of June 2007

The Palestinian Authority Governments of June–July 2007 were a series of Palestinian Authority (PA) emergency cabinets established by Mahmoud Abbas by Presidential decree and led by Salam Fayyad, the first one from 14 June 2007. While widely supported by the international community, their establishment was controversial. President Mahmoud Abbas suspended certain articles from the Basic Law in order to allow the cabinets to be sworn in without the approval of the Palestinian Legislative Council (the parliament).

The emergency governments succeeded the short-lived 2007 National Unity Government, which was dissolved by Abbas after Hamas' takeover of Gaza. In effect, only the most populated parts of the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem were governed by the PA. Hamas considered these governments illegitimate and assumed de facto rule over the Gaza Strip.

The Fayyad Government was swiftly recognized by the international community as the legal Palestinian Authority Government, although it was not established in accordance with the Basic Law and neither approved by the Parliament.

Salam Fayyad remained the Prime Minister of the Ramallah-based West Bank Governments, until he was replaced by Rami Hamdallah, who became PM of the PA Government of June 2013.

By Presidential decree, Mahmoud Abbas had declared the state of emergency in June 2007, and dismissed Haniyeh's 2007 National Unity Government, which included Abbas' secular Fatah faction and several other parties. Then, he appointed the emergency cabinet and suspended articles of the Basic Law, to circumvent the needed parliamental approval.

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