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Palestinian factions accuse Israel of poll interference
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Fatah agrees to ally with other 5 factions. Image Source: IANS News
Ramallah, April 7 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas-led Fatah party and the Islamic Hamas movement have accused Israel of interfering in the upcoming legislative elections scheduled for May 22.
Jamal Muheisen, member of the Fatah Central Committee, said a statement issued on Tuesday that Israel is interfering in the Palestinian elections by arresting candidates in the West Bank and East Jerusalem,reports Xinhua news agency. Israel arrested on Tuesday morning four candidates who are on Fatah electoral list from East Jerusalem shortly before holding a meeting to discuss preparing their campaign for running in the legislative elections, Muheisen said.
Wednesday, 7 April, 2021 - 07:30
The Palestinian Central Elections Commission in Ramallah publishes the final lists of parliamentary elections candidates. (AFP) Ramallah - Asharq Al-Awsat
The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (PCEC) announced the final number of candidates for the Palestinian parliamentary elections scheduled for next month, saying 405, or a third, of the total 1,389 candidates are women.
The Commission published the preliminary roster of the 36 candidate lists, with seven partisan and 29 independent lists, indicating that candidates have three days to object.
It also mentioned that applicants between 28 and 40 years constitute 38.5 percent of the total, while those between the age of 41 and 50 account for 22.2 percent. Candidates above 50 years old represent 39.3 percent of the total number of runners.
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 6:09 am
Geneva - Israel has been conducting several measures to
obstruct the Palestinian legislative elections in East
Jerusalem, most notably by not approving the election
process to take place in the city so far, the
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said today in a
statement.
The Israeli authorities have taken
practical measures in recent days that reflect clear
intentions to impede the electoral process and thwart the
participation of residents and candidates in East Jerusalem
in the electoral process that has been waiting to take place
for more than a decade.
Yesterday, the Israeli
intelligence sent candidates Nasser Muhammad Musa Qas and