2021 Palestinian presidential election

2021 Palestinian presidential election

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Party Fatah Hamas

President before election Mahmoud Abbas Fatah Elected President TBD

The (postponed) 2021 Palestinian presidential elections (Arabic: الانتخابات الرئاسية الفلسطينية 2021) were the presidential elections that were supposed to be held to choose the President of the State of Palestine on 13 July 2021, according to a decree issued by President Mahmoud Abbas on 15 January 2021.^[2]

Hamas were happy about the announcement,^[3] and so were the United Nations, the European Union,^[4][5] and a number of countries.
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1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Reuters 13 October was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ "President Abbas enacts decree-law on holding general elections". WAFA. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. ↑ "Hamas welcomes Abbas decree announcing Palestinian elections". Reuters. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. ↑ "Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on launching the preparations for elections". EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021.
5. ↑ "UN Spokesperson: Elections will be a crucial step towards Palestinian unity". PNN. 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.