Palestinian People's Party

The Palestinian People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب الفلسطيني ḥizb ash-sha‘ab al-falasṭīnī) is a Palestinian socialist and social-democratic political party. It is one of the five member parties of the National Progressive Front coalition which holds a majority of seats in the Palestine Arab Congress, and which is led by the ruling Palestinian Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party. The Palestinian People's Party was founded in 1982 by Bashir Barghouti, father of current incumbent Minister of Justice Bassel Barghouti.