Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
The delay extends the long-stalled vote as officials cite Israeli restrictions, security raids and a lack of conditions for free and fair elections.
- On Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree canceling legislative elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, and rescheduling both legislative and presidential votes for September 11, 2027.
- The Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee, which Abbas heads, stated that conditions in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip were not conducive to holding elections, citing Israeli restrictions on observers and materials.
- Before the postponement, an unlikely alliance between Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and a bloc led by former Fatah security chief Mohammed Dahlan had formed, which a spokesperson claimed left Abbas "terrified by the electoral alliance."
- Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar accused Abbas of "fooling the international community" by planning to cancel promised elections, while the delay risks further eroding the Palestinian Authority's credibility among ordinary Palestinians.
- Since Hamas seized control of Gaza nearly 20 years ago, power has remained divided between Gaza and the West Bank, with violence increasing as Israel expands settlements and outposts.
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The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday the postponement of the presidential and parliamentary elections by one year. He invoked "obstacles" related to Israeli measures as well as the need to create conditions for such elections. These elections will be held in September 2027. - The Palestinian elections postponed by one year, President Mahmoud Abbas invokes "obstacles" (International).
The Palestinian President has decreed the postponement of one year of the legislative vote expected by the international community, invoking obstacles related to Israeli measures The Palestinian President,
Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date, blaming Israel and the security situation in the Palestinian territories for the delay.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on the holding of general elections on 11 September 2027, repealing the November vote. Abbas rescinded his previous order for the appointment of parliamentary elections on 28 November 2026, transmitting to TASS. "President Abbas issued a decree calling for the holding of simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections on 11 September 2027", as stated in a published document. Abbas called …
Palestinian President Abbas postpones legislative elections until late 2027
Israeli military attacks, settlement expansion, settler violence, restrictions on freedom of movement, and the withholding of Palestinian revenues were cited as reasons for the election postponement.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree to postpone legislative elections and an invitation to hold them with the President next September, under Israeli obstacles in the West Bank and Jerusalem and exceptional circumstances in Gaza.
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