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Abbas loyalists sweep Palestinian elections, including some seats in Gaza
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Abbas loyalists sweep Palestinian elections, including some seats in Gaza

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·about 1 month ago
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Voter turnout in Gaza remained low due to the ongoing impact of the genocide. Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the besieged Gaza Strip. The elections had been held “at a highly sensitive moment amid complex challenges and exceptional circumstances”, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa said as results were announced on Sunday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote represents list 2 of 4 West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change much list 3 of 4 Gaza area votes in first municipal election in 20 years list 4 of 4 Palestinians cast their ballots as Gaza holds first election in 21 years end of list Saturday’s ballot marked the first elections of any kind in Gaza since 2006 , and the first Palestinian polls since Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians…

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