Tagged: Palestine

Conrad Omodiagbe

Palestine Election: Here’s What to Know

As Palestine prepares for its first major election in 15 years, rival factions have agreed on procedures for the upcoming polls as a popular movement announces its decision to boycott the historic elections. Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas alongside 12 other Palestinian factions have agreed on steps aimed at ensuring Palestinian elections are held as […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Palestine To Hold First General Election In 15 Years

Fifteen years after its last elections, Palestine is set to head to the polls again in 2021. President Mahmoud Abbas announced new election dates on Friday, setting legislative polls for May 22 and a presidential poll scheduled for July 31.  Coming in days before the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden, whom Palestine sees as […]
Farida Adamu

Understanding The Palestine Problem

“Here we are, despite all the obstacles that you know too well, preparing ourselves to hold parliamentary elections, followed by presidential elections, with the participation of all factions and political parties.” These were the words of President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during his virtual address at the 75th UNGA opening session. These promises echoed those […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Palestine Factions Unite For Proposed Elections

Following peace talks in Turkey last week, opposing factions in Palestine have agreed to hold elections within six months. This development is the latest of many attempts to end more than a decade of infighting between President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement and his Islamist rival, Hamas. This decision comes after Israel reached a diplomatic agreement […]
Farida Adamu

Issues in Palestine as CSOs Call for Elections

On Tuesday, over 25 groups in Palestine signed a letter to the Chairman of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission ahead of the intra-Palestinian meeting, calling for elections to hold in the sovereign state. “We demand Abbas to issue a presidential decree to set a date for elections in line with the basic law,” Issam Arouri, […]