Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad dissolved his Cabinet and is forming a new government.
Monday's announcement comes two days after a decision by P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas to hold presidential and legislative elections by September. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat also resigned his position, due to the fallout over more than 1,600 leaked internal memos detailing negotiating sessions with Israel,
The moves come following popular democracy revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, which resulted in the resignations of the countries' presidents.
Abbas asked Fayyad to form a new cabinet with "the broadest representation possible" of Palestinian political movements, said government spokesman Ghassan Khatib, according to the Wall Street Journal.