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Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027

Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027
France 24 Saturday 10 October 2026, 16:09 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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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. Our correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more. Keywords for this article

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. Our correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more. Keywords for this article
Abbas (PERSON) Palestinian (ORG) Mahmoud Abbas (PERSON) Israel (LOCATION) Jerusalem (LOCATION) Noga Tarnopolsky (PERSON)
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