Palestinian legislative elections likely to be postponed from November

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 01:24 · Archive

Palestinian factions have agreed to postpone legislative elections planned for November due to logistical issues.

Palestinian factions have agreed to postpone legislative elections originally scheduled for 28 November in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, officials say. The elections would have been the first parliamentary polls in 20 years. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, aged 90, had set the date after calling off an election attempt in 2021.

Islamist Jihad deputy secretary-general Mohammed al-Hindi said the factions reached the agreement to delay the vote following talks in Cairo. He cited logistical issues in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and war-ravaged Gaza, as well as longstanding internal divisions among Palestinians. Fatah, Abbas's party, stopped short of confirming a final decision, but said the timing would be discussed as part of a 'dialogue and national consensus' among factions and by the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee.

Fatah spokesperson Abdel Fattah Dolah said the party supports elections taking place, but acknowledged calls for postponement given 'the difficult circumstances on the ground facing our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank'. International backers of the Palestinian Authority have pushed for elections as part of broader reforms.

How it is being reported

• First Palestinian election since 2006 set to be delayedPalestinian factions are discussing delaying legislative elections planned for November due to logistical issues in Gaza.The West Australian · 9 Oct, 00:59
• First Palestinian election since 2006 set to be delayedPalestinian factions are discussing delaying legislative elections planned for November due to logistical issues in Gaza.Perth Now · 9 Oct, 00:59

In this story: Palestinian Authority · Fatah · Islamic Jihad · Mahmoud Abbas · Gaza · West Bank

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