Palestinian Legislative Council

Fatah Leads Local Polls In West Bank Cities

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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party was ahead in most of the West Bank’s main cities after municipal elections that highlighted persistent divisions with its rival Hamas, results showed Sunday. Voting took place on Saturday only in the occupied West Bank, controlled by Fatah, and not in the Gaza Strip, which is run by the … Read more

Palestinian Local Polls Highlight Hamas-Fatah Division

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Palestinians vote in municipal elections on Saturday, but only in the West Bank and not the Gaza Strip, illustrating the persistent inability of rival movements Fatah and Hamas to overcome deep divisions. The Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip — the two territories that would in theory form an independent Palestinian state — have … Read more