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Palestinian President Abbas Calls First-Ever PLO Parliament Elections
The November 1 vote will enable Palestinians worldwide to directly elect the Palestinian National Council for the first time, increasing representation in the PLO parliament, officials said.
- On Monday in Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree setting elections for the Palestinian National Council on November 1, saying elections will be held wherever possible, both inside and outside Palestine.
- Longstanding practice shows the Palestinian National Council was previously dormant, last convening in 2018, with its last election in 2006 not open to all voters.
- For the first time, PNC members will be chosen by direct popular vote, which will determine the leadership of the PLO Executive Committee, said Wafa.
- Practical effects may be limited because Abbas controls several dormant bodies and past announced votes have not always occurred, analysts say the Fatah eighth General Conference will be more consequential.
- The Palestinian Legislative Council has not convened since 2007, while Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are not members of the PLO and are not represented on its council.
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The president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has announced the convening on November 1 of the first direct elections for the Palestinian National Council, the Parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), as part of the reforms demanded by the United States and after de facto excluding Hamas from the local elections in April, through an amendment to the electoral law. Continue reading
·Spain
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Palestinian President Abbas calls first-ever PLO parliament elections
·Saudi Arabia
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Palestinians can directly vote for PLO parliament for first time ever, Abbas announces
'Elections will be held wherever possible, both inside and outside Palestine, to ensure the broadest possible participation of the Palestinian people wherever they reside'
·Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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