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Sunday, February 7, 2021
Leaders from 14 Palestinian factions arrive in Cairo to advance national elections
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenior Palestinian officials from 14 factions arrive in Cairo for negotiations to determine the regulations for the scheduled Palestinian elections.
“We are at a turning point in the Palestinian struggle,” pledges Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya to Hamas-linked Safa News.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree in mid-January ordering three successive rounds of Palestinian national elections, the first in nearly 15 years. The first round of elections — for the currently defunct Palestinian legislature — is set to be held on May 22.
Observers are skeptical that elections will happen, as several previous election announcements have fallen through.
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