The following political parties, listed in alphabetic order, have taken part in recent elections for the Palestinian National Authority in the Palestinian territories: * Al-Mustaqbal or The Future * Democratic Alliance Palestinian Democratic Union (al-ittihād al-dīmūqrātī al-filastīnī, FiDA) Palestinian National Initiative (al-mubādara al-wataniya al-filastīniyya) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (al-jabhah al-sha`biyyah li-tahrīr filastīn) * Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (al-jabhah al-dīmūqrātiyyah li-tahrīr filastīn) * Fatah or Palestinian Liberation Movement (harakat al-tahrīr al-filastīnī) * Hamas or Islamic Resistance Movement (harakat al-muqāwamah al-islāmiyyah) * National Coalition for Justice and Democracy * Palestine Forum launched 16 Novemb