From In Cairo, Palestinian factions call for elections by end of 2018
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLeading Palestinian political factions agree on the need to hold elections by the end of 2018, they say in a joint statement issued after two days of reconciliation talks in Cairo.
The factions call on the electoral commission to prepare for the presidential and legislative polls and also asked Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to set a date for them after consulting with all sides.
They also praise the unity agreement struck between key factions Hamas and Fatah last month aimed at ending a 10-year rift between them and under which Hamas is to cede power in the Gaza Strip by December 1.
— AFP
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