Palestinian Elections Likely Postponed to 2027 Amid Factional Disputes
Officials cited political, security and logistical obstacles as factions agreed to keep talks going before setting a new vote date.
- The Palestinian Authority confirmed on Friday that parliamentary elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, will be postponed for several months, citing political, security, and logistical obstacles to holding the first Palestinian legislative vote in 20 years.
- Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh notified France of the delay on Thursday, while Western officials reported Israel's refusal to grant the Palestinian Central Elections Commission access to the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
- Fatah spokesperson Abdel Fattah Dolah described Cairo talks as "very positive," while Islamic Jihad deputy secretary-general Mohammed al-Hindi confirmed factions "have reached understandings regarding the resumption of Palestinian national dialogue and agreed to postpone the upcoming Palestinian elections."
- Factions now expect to reschedule the vote for a date during 2027, with Dolah emphasizing timing will be addressed through "dialogue and national consensus" among the factions and the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee.
- The last legislative elections occurred in 2006, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's office originally intended the decree "to consolidate the foundations of democracy and complete the electoral process that began in the State of Palestine.
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The Media Line: Palestinian Authority Postpones First Parliamentary Elections in 20 Years - Regional Media News
Palestinian Authority Postpones First Parliamentary Elections in 20 Years By The Media Line Staff The Palestinian Authority has confirmed that parliamentary elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, will be postponed for several months, citing political, security, economic, and logistical obstacles to holding the first Palestinian [...]
The Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas, has not announced at this stage the postponement of these elections, which are still officially scheduled for 28 November.
The expected legislative elections in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) will not take place on 28 November, the date on which they were called. The Palestinian Presidency confirmed this Friday its postponement, possibly until September 2027, as the planned “political, economic and security conditions have not materialized”, as reported by Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheij, the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, in a lett…
Security problems certainly exist, but the decision to suspend the vote was predictable since the announcement. On the other hand, we have not voted since 2006, Abu Mazen has just shored up his personal power with the entry of his son into the Fatah Central Committee and wants to strangle in the cradle the democratic-liberal faction led by Dahlan, supported by the Emirates and involved in the attempt to stabilize the Gaza Strip
(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = The possibility has been raised that the schedule for the first parliamentary election in 20 years, planned by the Palestinian Authority (PA), may be delayed.
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