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Palestinians vote for reforms, fear Arafat inaction
Palestinian legislators voted on Wednesday to back an anti-corruption reform package but feared nothing would come of it as President Yasser Arafat was withholding his stamp of approval. Rampant malfeasance in the upper echelons of Palestinian government has stirred unrest and disorder, underlined by a shooting attack on Wednesday that seriously wounded a Gaza security chief who is close to Arafat. The parliament voted 31-12 in favour of a report by a 14-member committee entrusted with overseeing the implementation of reforms approved in July by a majority of legislators. But while Arafat has admitted to "mistakes" and voiced support in principle for reforms, he has declined to sign a presidential decree needed to translate the legislators' recommendations into action.Posted by: Fred 2004-08-25 |
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