Monday, 22 August 2011
The Western-backed Palestinian president has delayed local elections for a third time, without setting a new date. (Photo by REUTERS)
The Western-backed Palestinian president has delayed local elections for a third time, without setting a new date.
President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he wants to make sure any vote takes place in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as well as the West Bank, which he controls.
That is the same reason he gave for pushing back the vote the last time, from July 9 to Oct. 22.
Palestinian democracy has been crippled since Hamas violently overran Gaza in June 2007, setting up a rival government to Abbas' Palestinian Authority.
Abbas has overstayed his own term and is currently ruling in the West Bank by decree.
Hamas-Fatah talks on implementing a recent reconciliation pact are stuck.
President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he wants to make sure any vote takes place in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as well as the West Bank, which he controls.
That is the same reason he gave for pushing back the vote the last time, from July 9 to Oct. 22.
Palestinian democracy has been crippled since Hamas violently overran Gaza in June 2007, setting up a rival government to Abbas' Palestinian Authority.
Abbas has overstayed his own term and is currently ruling in the West Bank by decree.
Hamas-Fatah talks on implementing a recent reconciliation pact are stuck.
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