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Abbas calls Palestinian legislative elections amid political turmoil
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced plans to hold legislative elections, Shehab Wire reported, a decision that has unsettled Palestinian political factions already divided by years of institutional separation. The announcement arrives as the Palestinian national project confronts its most severe structural challenges in recent memory, with competing power centers and unresolved territorial divisions complicating any electoral process.
Hamas's role in the anticipated elections remains a central point of contention among Palestinian leadership. The announcement has reignited debate over whether elections can proceed meaningfully across Gaza and the West Bank, where rival Palestinian administrations exercise separate control. Observers point to persistent divisions between Fatah and Hamas as obstacles to organizing credible balloting that would include all major Palestinian factions.
