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Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed, says Abbas, blaming Israel

Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed, says Abbas, blaming Israel
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Fate of Palestinian Elections to Be Determined on Thursday

Thursday, 29 April, 2021 - 11:15 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas showing his ink-smeared finger after voting in the Ramallah local elections, October 2012 (File photo: AP) Ramallah - Asharq Al-Awsat The deputy head of Fatah, Mahmoud al-Aloul, said on Wednesday that excluding Jerusalem from the Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections would be “a betrayal and a crime.” Aloul stressed the need to deal with the elections in Jerusalem, like the rest of the Palestinian governorates, pointing out that the matter was agreed upon in previous meetings with the factions and the national and Islamic forces. Aloul s statements came ahead of a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and heads of Palestinian factions for a unified position on the elections.

Palestinian Parties Reject Canceling Elections

Wednesday, 28 April, 2021 - 09:45 A protest against postponing the elections in front of the headquarters of the Central Elections Commission in Gaza (dpa) Ramallah - Kifah Zboun Rumors that the Israeli government has agreed to allow the elections to take place, including in East Jerusalem, are “unfounded,” the Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced. Earlier, Israel tried to embarrass Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by suggesting that it does not interfere in the elections and holding them depends on Abbas himself. Fatah Central Committee Member Hussein al-Sheikh said “the Israeli government has officially informed us that the Israeli position on holding elections in East Jerusalem remains negative.”

Israeli refusal to allow Jerusalem ballot could offer Abbas pretext to postpone vote |

International as well as Palestinian opposition is expected to any move to block the elections. Wednesday 28/04/2021 Candidates demonstrate outside the Palestinian Central Elections Commission headquarters in Gaza, April 27, 2021, during a protest against the possibility of cancelling the Palestinian elections. Sign in the centre reads, “no elections without Jerusalem. RAMALLAH - Palestinian sources said President Mahmoud Abbas could find in Israel’s refusal to allow voting in Jerusalem the right justification to cancel scheduled Palestinian elections. Such  a move would allow him to avoid bitter setbacks in legislative votes including the strong rise of rival lists within the Fatah movement, as well as the possibly poor performance of his divided movement in front of Hamas.

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