The Palestinian Central Elections Committee (CEC) released on Sunday results for municipal council elections which took place a day prior across the occupied West Bank. According to CEC chairman Hanna Nasser, voter turnout stood at [ More … ]
– Hamas describes court decision to exclude Gaza Strip from elections as ‘politicized’ and ‘absurd’ – Ramallah’s High Court of Justice on Monday issued a decision to hold Palestinian municipal polls in the Israeli-occupied West [ More … ]
The Ramallah-based Palestinian High Court on Thursday suspended Palestinian municipal polls set for later this year that would have seen Palestine’s two main political movements — Hamas and Fatah — directly compete against one another [ More … ]
Interior Ministry in Gaza affirmed its willingness for conducting local elections on time and exerting required efforts for its success. Undersecretary of the Interior Ministry Kamel Abu Madi said, in a press conference held Thursday [ More … ]
The recent decision by Hamas to take part in upcoming Palestinian municipal polls reflects the movement’s understanding of political realities regarding the decade-long embargo of the Gaza Strip, say experts. “Many observers had thought that [ More … ]
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said Friday that it would allow municipal elections to be held in the Gaza Strip and work for the success of local Palestinian elections set for October, according to Anadolu Agency. [ More … ]
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