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Palestinian Central Elections Commission s office in Gaza City The Israeli security services have no wish to rock the boat,
but they have few measures to influence the upcoming polls. From the perspective of the Israeli security establishment, it would have been better if the scheduled Palestinian elections would not take place at all.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered general elections to be held on 22 May, a presidential one on 31 July and Palestinian National Council polls on 31 August.
Hamas, the main opposition to Abbas Fatah movement currently running a parallel administration in Gaza, welcomed the announcement.
About two million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and besieged Gaza Strip
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Accusations Allege Tampering with Voters’ Records Ahead of Palestinian Elections Mohammad Al-Kassim 02/18/2021
Locations of polling stations for the first elections in 15 years were changed without voters’ knowledge
Palestinian voters are accusing elements within the Palestinian Authority’s intelligence services of being behind changes made to their personal records on the last day of registration for upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
The elections officially announced last month are scheduled for May and July, respectively.
The head of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission, Hanna Nasir told reporters on Thursday that “changes made to voters’ information is considered a crime.”
Nasir added that his commission will pursue those behind the tampering. The elections commission filed a complaint with the Palestinian Authority prosecutor-general following the discovery that the locations of polling stations were changed without voters’ knowle