Palestine

Articles about voting issues in the State of Palestine.

Division responsible for election delay | gulfnews

May 052012

Palestinian political stagnation continues and people are blaming Hamas’ internal divisions particularly revolving around upcoming elections for the party. Palestinians are supposed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in May but prospects now are dim given the secrecy and uncertainty of elections within Hamas. ”Elections could see a change of guard in Hamas,” Yasser Al Wadia, a Palestinian analyst told Gulf News. Hamas and Fatah signed a unity agreement in Doha three months ago, but so far there has been no progress in forming a unity government. ”Hamas’ elections could see a delay in the formation of the unity government,” he added. Read More »

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PLO calls on election commission to prepare for elections | People's Daily

Mar 082012

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Wednesday called on the Central Elections Commission (CEC) to start preparing for holding the general elections in the Palestinian territories. The CEC should begin the process of registration of voters in Gaza and the West Bank, the PLO executive committee said in a statement issued after a meeting held in Ramallah and chaired by President Mahmoud Abbas. Yasser Abed Rabbo, Secretary General of the PLO’s executive committee, who read the statement to the press, said that the elections commission will start its work in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem. Read More »

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Fatah links government formation to progress in elections file | People's Daily

Feb 232012

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party wants progress to be made on the preparation for elections before an interim government is formed, an official said Tuesday. Abbas will not start discussions to select members of his government before he agrees with rival Hamas movement “on practical steps,” said Jamal Muhissen, a member of Fatah Central Committee. ”These steps should allow Central Elections Commission (CEC) to start preparing for polls in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip,” the official added.  Read More »

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Abbas named as candidate for prime minister | Maan News

Feb 072012

President Abbas has been put forward as a candidate for prime minster of an interim government, a Ma’an source said Sunday. The proposal was made as Abbas and Hamas chief-in-exile Khalid Mashaal agreed to form a unity government during a Sunday meeting in the Qatari capital. The proposal was reportedly made by Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa and endorsed by Hamas, Israeli news site Ynet said. Sources close to Abbas, who wished to remain anonymous, told Ma’an that the decision is not certain and that the role of prime minister could be an added burden on the President. Read More »

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Palestinian elections could be cancelled | gulfnews

Jan 242012

The Palestinian National Authority is mulling whether to chance presidential and parliamentary elections slated for May 4, after they say that Hamas is failing to adhere to reconciliation commitments ”If the status quo remains between Fatah and Hamas regarding the reconciliation standstill, the PNA will cancel the elections,” an official in the authority has told Gulf News.  Read More »

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Hamas says Palestinians quietly decide to keep rival governments until elections, Fatah denies | The Washington Post

Nov 282011

The Palestinians’ rival leaders have quietly decided to keep their respective governments in the West Bank and Gaza in place until elections, a senior Hamas figure told The Associated Press. This proposal would remove a major obstacle to efforts to reconcile the factions: the need to form an interim unity government.

A representative of Hamas’ rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, denied that such a deal was struck. Abbas envoy Azzam al-Ahmed insisted there was no agreement and “no possibility of holding elections without a unity government.” Read More »

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Fatah-Hamas agree on May election | ansamed.ansa.it

Nov 172011

Al Fatah and Hamas, the two rival Palestinian factions, appear to have reached an accord today to hold inter-Palestinian elections in May for the formation of a provisional government.This should be preceded by the resignation of the current Prime Minister of the Palestine National Authority, (PNA), Salam Fayyad. The story was revealed to Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper by Azzam al-Ahmad, one of the Al Fatah negotiators.

There is yet to be official confirmation of the news, and this may not come until the last word is spoken by the leaders of the two rival formations: Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Khaled Meshaal of Hamas – at their next meeting, which several sources say will be in Cairo next week. Read More »

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Abbas to present Hamas general elections offer | xinhuanet

Oct 212011

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will present an offer of general elections to rival Hamas movement, a senior official said Wednesday. Abbas will present the offer to Khaled Mashaal, the Damascus- based leader of the Palestinian Islamic movement, said the official, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee, on condition of anonymity.

The elections have often been seen as the only way to restore unity to the Palestinian territories, mainly the West Bank, where Abbas’ Fatah party holds sway, and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Abbas wants the elections to be as soon as possible, preferably at the beginning of next year. Read More »

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Fatah Supports, Others Object to Postponement of Local Elections | WAFA

Aug 252011

Fatah Central Committee Member Mahmoud Al-Aloul Tuesday justified the Palestinian Authority’s decision to postpone local elections saying it came at the request of Hamas in order to hold elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip at the same time.

President Mahmoud Abbas issued a ruling on Monday postponing the elections “until appropriate circumstances allowing holding it nationwide exist.”

Aloul said that Hamas asked for the postponement until reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas is reached and the West Bank and Gaza Strip are reunited under one authority so that elections can be held in both regions at the same time. Read More »

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