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Abbas seeks leadership elections to block rival

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Published: 22 October 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Seeking to block rival, Abbas calls for Fatah, PLO elections – Mohammed Daraghmeh/AFP – Salon 21.10.16
The Palestinian president is pushing for leadership elections in his Fatah movement and the PLO before the end of the year, in what senior officials say is largely an attempt to block the return of Mohammed Dahlan, an exiled rival backed by several Arab states.

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