(AFP) British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday that Hamas should not be allowed to "stifle" the democratic expression of Palestinians after the Islamist movement rejected a call for elections. Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in London, Hague said, "I welcomed the recent call for Palestinian elections and I condemn the rejection of these by Hamas."
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