🔴 Palestinian president Abbas postpones legislative elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
🔴 Palestinian president Abbas postpones legislative elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
Al Jazeera English reports: November 2026 vote delayed; joint presidential and legislative elections set for next year, president says in decree.
The story is also being covered by France 24.
This politics story centres on the Palestinian Territories. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Palestinian and Abbas.
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- Palestinian Territories · Middle East
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- Al Jazeera English and France 24
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- Palestinian, Abbas
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- Politics
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- France 24🔴 Palestinian president Abbas postpones legislative elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
- Al Jazeera EnglishAbbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027
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