Palestinian National Authority

Elections

From the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1993 until the death of Yasser Arafat in late 2004, only one election had taken place. All other elections were deferred for various reasons.

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1993 - Yasser Arafat - 2004

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A single election for president and the legislature took place in 1996. The next presidential and the legislature election were scheduled for 2001, but were delayed following the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. However, following Arafat's death, elections for the President of the Authority were announced for January 9 2005. The PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas won by 62.3% of the vote, while Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a physician and independent candidate, won 19.8%. http://www.pna.gov.ps/subject_details2.asp?DocId=1697.

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1996 - 2001 - Al-Aqsa Intifada - Elections for the President - January 9 - 2005 - Mahmoud Abbas - Mustafa Barghouti

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On May 10, 2004 the Palestinian Cabinet announced that municipal elections would take place for the first time. Elections were announced for August 2004 in Jericho, followed by certain municipalities in the Gaza Strip. In July 2004 these elections were postponed. Issues with voter registration are said to have contributed to the delay. Municipal elections finally took place for council officials in Jericho and 25 other towns and villages in the West Bank on December 23, 2004. On January 27, 2005 municipal elections took place in the Gaza Strip for officials in 10 local councils. Further municipal elections in the West Bank took place in May 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4515715.stm.

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May 10 - 2004 - August 2004 - Jericho - Gaza Strip - July 2004 - West Bank - December 23 - January 27 - 2005 - May 2005

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Elections for a new Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) were scheduled for July 2005 by Acting Palestinian Authority President Rawhi Fattuh in January 2005. These elections were postponed by Mahmoud Abbas after major changes to the Election Law were enacted by the PLC which required more time for the Palestinian Central Elections Committee to process and prepare. Among these changes were the expansion of the number of parliament seats from 88 to 132, with half of the seats to be competed for per locality, and the other half to be elected from a nationwide pool of candidates. These elections are now scheduled for January 25, 2006.

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Palestinian Legislative Council - July 2005 - Rawhi Fattuh - January 2005 - Mahmoud Abbas - Central Elections Committee - Parliament - January 25 - 2006

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