Factions dispute move for PLO joint electoral list in Nablus

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Factions dispute move for PLO joint electoral list in Nablus

Published Thursday 16/08/2012 (updated) 17/08/2012 19:23

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Party members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization will run on a joint list in Nablus in upcoming municipal elections, a Fatah leader said Thursday.

But two PLO factions -- the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Struggle Front -- disputed that a joint list had been agreed.

PFLP said it was working to form its own list of democratic factions to contest the elections.

Secretary General of Fatah in Nablus, Mahmoud Ishtaya, said earlier that PLO factions had agreed to form a united list on the recommendation of President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas.

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority announced on July 10 that it would hold local elections on Oct. 20, a decision denounced by Hamas as a "unilateral step" that undermined reconciliation.

1 ) shirley / australia

17/08/2012 01:30

why are plo reps picked at local elections and not a seperate election that involves reps from camps in ME and why if genuine in going to UN does these elections need to be held now except to isolate HAMASthe plo goes to UN not PA so does this also mean the current ones are also under US control what is the facination with elections right when UNGA vote is approaching does this mean PA will try and disrupt gong to UNGA they are gong in sept and have enough votes 100so why not go for vote then?

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