elections

Abbas amends election law by decree

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18/05/2012, maannews
President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday issued an executive order amending the 2005 election law as a precursor to holding a municipal vote sooner than scheduled, an official said ...

PA prepares for local elections despite Gaza objections

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14/05/2012, maannews
The Palestinian Authority on Sunday pledged to prepare for local government elections, despite objections from the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip ...

Report: Haniyeh will run for Hamas chief in party elections

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21/01/2012, maannews
Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh will run to replace Khalid Mashaal as head of Hamas in upcoming party elections, according to press reports ...

Zahhar: No elections in May

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15/12/2011, maannews
Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar said Tuesday it was unlikely that elections would be held in May as scheduled ...

Hamas: four years since electoral victory

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13/03/2010, maannews
January 2010 marks the fourth anniversary of Hamas in the government following its democratic victory in the 2006 Parliamentary election and the formation of its government in March of the same year ...

Fatah elects younger leadership group

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11/08/2009, The Guardian
Fatah, the Palestinian group led by Mahmoud Abbas, today elected a group of younger leaders, as the movement seeks to shake off its reputation for corruption and cronyism ...

Palestinian police preparing for elections

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06/08/2009, maannews
Bethlehem - Ma’an - Training in “impartial and professional election policing” was completed for the Palestinian Civil Police at the training facility in Jericho on Wednesday, in cooperation with the EUPOL COPPS program ...