š“ Palestinian President Abbas Postpones Legislative Elections, Sets Presidential Poll for September 2027
Mahmoud Abbas delayed the vote again, citing unmet political, security and economic conditions and calling for a national dialogue to preserve Palestinian unity.
- Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree yesterday canceling legislative elections scheduled for Nov. 28, 2026, while calling for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on Sept. 11, 2027.
- Officials stated the postponement aims to allow for a "comprehensive national dialogue to strengthen Palestinian unity" and protect the territory and political system amid Israeli military attacks and settlement expansion in the West Bank.
- The Palestinian Authority has not held presidential elections since 2005 or legislative elections since 2006, when Hamas defeated Abbas's Fatah faction. Following that victory, a violent war culminated in Hamas seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon described Abbas as a "corrupt dictator" who "once again deceived the international community," criticizing his reform pledges regarding "pay-for-slay" terrorist salaries as "empty."
- Reuters reported that Palestinian Authority Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh signaled the delay in a letter to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noƫl Barrot, while Israeli officials dismissed it as "another ridiculous lie designed to evade responsibility.
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The article discusses the postponement of Palestinian elections for 10 months, links them with fears of their outcome, cautioning against wasting the period of postponement, calling for an inclusive national dialogue and building a broad coalition that renews the national project and faces the challenges of the phase.
DECRYPTAGE - For the second time in four years, President Mahmoud Abbas postponed an election that he could not control. The postponement deprives the Palestinian Authority of an opportunity to renew its legitimacy and undermines the commitments made to its Western supporters.
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