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Elections do not reflect Palestinian aspirations Talmiz Ahmad Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP photo) Short Url https://arab.news/yuund On Jan. 15, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that elections to the 132-member Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) would be held May 22, presidential elections on July 31, and elections to the 351-member Palestinian National Council on Aug. 31. These will be the first elections for the PLC and the presidency in more than 15 years, while the PNC, the apex policymaking body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has never held elections. Abbas was elected for a four-year term in 2004 but has remained in office since then, citing logistical, political and security grounds to avoid a fresh mandate. PLC elections were held in January 2006. Much to the shock of Abbas’ party, Fatah, and the Israelis, the Islamist party Hamas won 44 percent of the vote and 74 of the 132 seats, while the ruling Fatah received 41 percent

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