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May 3, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/will-abbas-survive-the-elections-crisis-666909

Most Palestinians Want New Elections

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - PA President Mahmoud Abbas enraged many Palestinians, including senior members of Fatah, when he indefinitely postponed the legislative elections scheduled for May 22. Abbas is now facing intense criticism from Palestinians who consider his argument laughable that he had to call off the elections because of a controversy surrounding the vote in Jerusalem. The decision has also drawn sharp criticism from EU and UN officials. Yet Abbas is expected to survive the current crisis. Hamas does not have the means to stage a coup, and Abbas' political rivals in Fatah do not have sufficient backing for launching mass protests.

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