France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday the Palestinians “must” hold fresh elections amid growing international concerns they will be delayed because of logistical challenges.<\/p>\n
“They absolutely must be held,” he said, noting legislative polls had been slated for this November and presidential elections for the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n
The Palestinians are scheduled to hold legislative elections for the first time in two decades on November 28 \u2013- a month after close-fought Israeli elections — but there are wide doubts on whether the vote will take place. A senior Palestinian official, Jibril Rajoub, recently said a dialogue was needed on how to hold them.<\/p>\n
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, 90, has been ruling by decree since his term ended in 2009. He announced in June that he would also call presidential elections for early 2027.<\/p>\n
The Islamist movement Hamas won the last Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, defeating Abbas’s Fatah. As a result, the Palestinian Legislative Council, the parliament of the Palestinian Authority which in is charge of much of the West Bank, has not convened since 2007.<\/p>\n
Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007. On October 7, 2023, Hamas led the deadliest attack ever on Israel, which has responded with a major offensive that has left Gaza in rubble.<\/p>\n
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