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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/prisoners-to-abbas-delay-elections-nominate-barghouti-as-vp-665405
Fatah Prisoners Call on Abbas to Delay Elections
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Palestinian security prisoners who belong to PA President Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah faction on Friday called to postpone the election for the Palestinian parliament. The prisoners warned Abbas that Fatah could lose "tens of thousands of votes" because at least 15 Fatah-affiliated lists have registered for the parliamentary election. They also suggested that Abbas run for president while nominating imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti as his vice president. Barghouti is serving five life sentences in Israeli prison for his role in terrorist attacks during the Second Intifada (2000-2005).