US EditionPalestinian Freedom Movement Slams Abbas’s Decision to Appoint Interim Successor
Abbas named Hussein al-Sheikh as interim leader with elections mandated within 90 days or an extension if needed to prevent leadership vacuum, amid political uncertainty.
- On Sunday, Mahmoud Abbas announced his deputy, Hussein al-Sheikh, would temporarily lead the Palestinian Authority if Abbas dies or steps down in a statement carried by official Palestinian media.
- Following pressure from Arab countries, Abbas announced a decree clarifying leadership succession to maintain continuity and prevent a vacuum in the Palestinian territories.
- Wafa reported that direct elections must be held within 90 days, with al-Sheikh holding interim powers for up to 90 days and one emergency extension allowed.
- The move seeks to preserve continuity within the Palestinian Authority, but many Palestinians view Mr. al-Sheikh as aligned with Israel, raising doubts about the plan amid Israeli government rejection of PA's Gaza role.
- Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority since his original election and has not held national presidential elections since then, while Hussein al-Sheikh has a long political history including imprisonment in Israel as a teenager.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced a constitutional amendment on Sunday that would make the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) deputy chair Hussein al-Sheikh his successor in the event of the leader's incapacitation or death. The decree stipulates that the PLO vice chair would take up Abbas' leadership role for an interim period of three months if the role of PA president becomes vacant, and in the absence of a Palestin…
Al Bawaba - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a constitutional declaration yesterday, Sunday, stipulating that his deputy, Hussein al-Sheikh, would temporarily assume the presidency of the Palestinian Authority if the position becomes vacant. What do we know about him? Hussein Shehadeh Muhammad al-Sheikh, nicknamed Abu Jihad, was born on December 14, 1960, in the city of Ramallah, in the West Bank...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced plans for a successor if his position becomes vacant.
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