JUST A RUN OF THE MILL DEMOCRATIC NATION:

Abbas, Mashaal to meet to discuss Palestinian elections (KHALED ABU TOAMEH, 11/07/2011, Jerusalem Post)

Nimer Hammad, political advisor to Abbas, said that the meeting between the two men would take place in the second half of this month in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Hammad said that in addition to the issue of the elections, Abbas and Mashaal will discuss ways of ending the Hamas-Fatah dispute and reuniting the Palestinians.

The London-based Al-Hayat newspaper claimed that Abbas was planning to call the elections next May.

According to the paper, Abbas has asked Fatah members and supporters to start preparing themselves for the vote.

However, an aide to Abbas told The Jerusalem Post that the elections could be held as early as March next year.

 
Posted by oj at November 7, 2011 6:08 PM
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