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This gap between marginal progress in local elections and deep institutional absence at higher tiers of governance reveals that the Palestinian legislative system produces presence in the lower layers of power while entrenching exclusion at its upper echelons. Youth \u2014 among whom those under 24 constitute more than 60% of the total population, while those between 18 and 29 represent over 22% by the UN definition \u2014 remain outside any binding representative framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This paper is published as part of the project \u201cShared Vision for Democracy, Peace, and Prosperity\u201d implemented by Pal-Think for Strategic Studies in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kisspng-pdf-computer-file-clip-art-file-format-document-international-conference-on-materials-energy-april-5b630034cc5aa3.784415241533214772837-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4729\" style=\"width:70px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Download the paper: <a 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