The United Nations
After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22 May, a senior UN official in the region on Friday urged the authorities to set a new date for heading to the polls.
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said that he understood the “disappointment of the many Palestinians” who had gone nearly 16 years without being able to cast their vote.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the postponement of the planned parliamentary elections, amidst a dispute over voting rights in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, according to news reports.
#UN Envoy @TWennesland takes note of postponement of #Palestine Legislative elections. Understands the disappointment of many Palestinians. “Setting a new & timely date for elections would be an important step in reassuring the Palestinian people that their voices will be heard.” pic.twitter.com/NUjKNimnH7
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Palestinian Rights Committee Calls upon Security Council to Ensure Elections Take Place in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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On 28 April, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People urged the Security Council to intervene immediately to ensure that Israel ceases its interference in the preparation and holding of democratic Palestinian elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
In a letter submitted to Dinh Quy Dang (Viet Nam), President of the Security Council, and in a meeting with him later the same day, the Committee Chair, Cheikh Niang (Senegal) and an accompanying delegation stressed that “the Palestinian people are avid to take charge of their own destiny and participate in the elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as reflected in the advanced preparations by the Palestinian Elections Commission and the high n
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