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Elections or not, the PA is intensifying its authoritarian rule online

Elections or not, the PA is intensifying its authoritarian rule online The run-up to PA elections has alarmingly shown what Palestinian political activism is facing in the digital age: more surveillance, more repression. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a tour in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 15, 2020. (Flash90) When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for elections in January, the news was met with profound skepticism. Abbas has previously declared elections without going through with them, and under his 16-year rule, the Palestinian Authority has become more corrupt and authoritarian, shedding doubt over whether the elections would be free, fair, or democratic. Indeed, with the looming threat of losing seats, Abbas is expected to announce the indefinite postponement of legislative elections, originally set to take place on May 22.

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Palestinian President May Postpone Election

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Will Palestinians finally get a chance to vote? After a decade and a half without elections, a parliamentary vote is scheduled for May 22. But NPR s Daniel Estrin reports from Ramallah the vote might be called off. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced long-overdue elections to unite Palestinians and renew his own legitimacy, confident his Fatah party could win. Instead, it just brought out opposition. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Speaking in Arabic). UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Speaking in Arabic). ESTRIN: This is campaign headquarters for a group of Abbas former allies who broke away and formed their own list for parliament. They want change.

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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.

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Les premières élections palestiniennes en 15 ans sont reportées

Les premières élections palestiniennes en 15 ans sont reportées
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Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed, says Abbas, blaming Israel

Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed, says Abbas, blaming Israel
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