2021 Palestinian presidential election
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The (postponed) 2021 Palestinian presidential elections (Arabic: الانتخابات الرئاسية الفلسطينية 2021) were the presidential elections that were supposed to be held to choose the President of the State of Palestine on 13 July 2021, according to a decree issued by President Mahmoud Abbas on 15 January 2021.[2]
Hamas were happy about the announcement,[3] and so were the United Nations, the European Union,[4][5] and a number of countries.
Organisation
[change | change source]Hamas, Fatah, and other parties agreed on 9 February 2021 on the way the elections would be run.[6]
Elections in Palestine are run by the Palestinian Central Elections Commission.[7] Central Elections Commission Chairman Hanna Nasser said in January 2021 that "about two million Palestinians in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip are eligible to vote".[8] On 2 March 2021, after the deadline for voter registration had passed, the Central Elections Commission stated that 2.6 million out of 2.8 million eligible voters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip had registered.[9]
Cancellation
[change | change source]Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and divisions in his Fatah party.[10]
Rescheduling
[change | change source]On 13 October 2022, Hamas and Fatah agreed to hold elections "within a year".[1] This means elections were due by 13 October 2023.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chikhi, Lamine; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (14 October 2022). "Palestinian rivals agree to hold elections but doubts persist". Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ "President Abbas enacts decree-law on holding general elections". WAFA. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "Hamas welcomes Abbas decree announcing Palestinian elections". Reuters. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on launching the preparations for elections". EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021.
- ↑ "UN Spokesperson: Elections will be a crucial step towards Palestinian unity". PNN. 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Palestinian factions agree on 'mechanisms' for long-delayed polls". الجزيرة (قناة). 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ CEC Archived 2021-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "CEC chairman: Two million Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem are eligible to vote". WAFA. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ Palestinians report 93% voter registration for upcoming elections Archived 2021-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel". 1 May 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ by 13 October 2023