Palestinians
Need Reforms, Not Elections
by Khaled Abu Toameh
• May 4, 2015 at 5:00 am
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has recently come under pressure from
Western governments and politicians to hold long overdue elections in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
But those who are demanding that the Palestinians hold another free and
democratic election are ignoring the possibility that Hamas will once again
win the vote.
The PA leadership in the West Bank is well aware of Hamas's strong
chance of winning the election. That is why PA President Mahmoud Abbas and
his ruling Fatah faction are not enthusiastic about the idea.
Abbas and Fatah have yet to recover from the trauma of the January 2006
parliamentary election, which resulted in a victory for Hamas and the
subsequent expulsion of the Palestinian Authority from the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinians Need Reforms, Not Elections
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