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| Gaza faction slams PA election call |
| 2011-02-03 |
| [Ma'an] The Popular Resistance Committees issued a statement Wednesday, saying it considered the PA announcement of elections in the West Bank only as "null." Ramallah-based Minister of Local Government Khaled Al-Qawasmeh confirmed Fatah reports that municipal elections would be held in May, on a date to be determined by the Central Elections Committee. He said that if Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, does not agree to elections, then a vote will be held without Gazoo. The elections, the PRC said "does not reflect any national need, and will only exacerbate the internal split." By moving forward with elections, the statement said, "the PA has confirmed that it does not care about unity and the needs of the people." Elections, the statement continued, were a process that must involve all parties, "they cannot go forward with only some actors." |
| Posted by:Fred |