(AP) Mohammed Daraghmeh - Palestinian election officials said Sunday that voters choosing new local councils in the West Bank rebuffed candidates from Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement in five of the 11 main towns in Saturday's elections. In four of the towns where Fatah lost, including Ramallah, the seat of Abbas' government, voters preferred independent lists dominated by Fatah breakaways.
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