GAZA, Palestinian Territory Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree Friday, setting parliamentary and presidential elections for later this year in what would be the first vote of its kind since 2006, when the Islamic militant group Hamas won a landslide victory. Elections would pose a major risk for Abbas’ Fatah party and also […]
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Jan. 15, 2021
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed a presidential decree Friday night setting dates for upcoming Palestinian Authority elections for the first time since 2006.
Abbas sent the order to the head of the Palestinian Central Elections Committee, Dr. Hanna Nassar. According to the agreement, the elections for the parliament will be held on May 22 and the election for the president will be held on July 31. Abbas last announced that he would set a date for the election in 2019, but no date had been set.
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