Palestinian Activist Says Election Delay Is About Clinging to Power, Not Israeli ‘Obstacles’
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A Palestinian political activist says the Palestinian Authority postponed next month’s elections in a bid to cling to power, not because of Israeli “obstacles” as the authority’s officials claim. “The main reason to postpone the election was that the current leadership would like to keep its power,” Samer Sinijlawi told National Post. “I’m confident that […]
The 2021 timetable for general elections in Palestine, which had not been held since 2006, was halted by President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to postpone them. In a statement made in Ramallah on April 29, 2021, Abbas cited Israel's refusal to allow voting in East Jerusalem as the reason. The decision was viewed in the context of internal Fatah divisions within the party and the potential for Hamas to gain prominence in the elections.
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