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Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027
The story so farPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections, which were due next month, until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date. Abbas blamed Israel and the security situation for the postponement, which marks the second delay of the vote by about a year. Abbas's opponents criticized the postponement, arguing it is intended to forcibly prolong his rule.
Still watching
- Will Western governments respond to the postponement with further pressure or measures on the Palestinian Authority?
- How will Israel and the security situation affect whether the rescheduled elections proceed?
- Will the presidential and legislative elections take place on September 11, 2027 as now scheduled?
How it developed
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections, which were due next month, until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date.
- Abbas blamed Israel and the security situation for the postponement, which marks the second delay of the vote by about a year.
- Abbas's opponents criticized the postponement, arguing it is intended to forcibly prolong his rule.
Palestinian Authority postpones elections
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