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Palestinian President Abbas Announces Election for National Council

RAMALLAH, PALESTINE, JUL 19 – The new Palestinian National Council will have 350 members representing Palestinians inside and outside the territories, aiming to restore PLO legislative functions after nearly two decades of inactivity.

  • On Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree calling for PNC elections before the end of 2025, Wafa reported.
  • Passing a resolution last Thursday, the PLO Executive Committee greenlit PNC elections within the current calendar year, WAFA reported.
  • Wafa reported that the PNC will consist of 350 members two-thirds inside the territories and one-third from the diaspora, a preparatory committee led by the PNC head will organize the vote, and the electoral framework is due for approval within two weeks.
  • Soon, the PLO Executive Committee chairman will set the precise election date, and Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad will be excluded from the PNC as non-PLO members.
  • No PA elections have taken place since 2006, and Abbas has led the PLO-controlled Palestinian Authority for 21 years, often promising polls amid U.S. and E.U. reform pressure.
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In office since 2005, Mahmoud Abbas was originally due to leave office in 2009 but no national election has been held since 2006

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