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Abbas postpones Palestinian elections to September 11, 2027

The new decree also attributes the delay to obstacles imposed by Israel and to the lack of political, security and logistical conditions for the vote.

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The essentials of this story

What happened
Mahmoud Abbas postponed the Palestinian elections and rescheduled the vote for September 11, 2027.
Who is affected
The change affects Palestinian voters, parties such as Fatah and Hamas, and political institutions in the West Bank and Gaza.
What changes
The legislative elections of November 28, 2026 and the presidential elections scheduled for early 2027 have been moved to a joint vote in September 2027.

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