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| Hamas rejects early legislative elections |
| 2008-10-06 |
| (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader stressed on Saturday that his movement rejects holding early legislative elections and forming a new technocrat Palestinian government. "Hamas welcomes forming a unity government as part of the comprehensive dialogue, as well as reforming the security apparatus on professional basis," Ismail Radwan, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza said in a statement. He added "the reason why Hamas rejects forming a technocrat government is that it will be rootless and not publicly supported, therefore, it won't succeed in implementing the Palestinians' national goals." Hamas movement, which took control of the Gaza Strip by force in mid-June last year, has overwhelmingly won the last legislative elections in January 2006. "We reject discussing the idea of holding early legislative elections because it will be an over-jump to the will of the Palestinian people and a replacement of the legally elected leaders," said Radwan. "If we assume that early legislative elections were held in the Palestinian territories and Hamas won again, would the world stance towards the movement be changed? For sure, it won't," said Radwan. Earlier on Saturday, Jamil al-Majdalawi, a senior Popular Front to Liberate Palestine leader told reporters that there are indications that Hamas might accept holding early presidential and legislative elections at the same time. He said that through a series of meetings his group had held with Hamas leaders recently, he felt that Hamas may finally accept early elections. |
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