Local council elections to be held in West Bank but not in Gaza - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Abu Amer

Ahmad Abu Amer

May 11, 2016

A member of the Palestinian security forces casts an early ballot for municipal elections at a polling station in the West Bank town of Jericho, Oct. 18, 2012. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) attends Fatah congress in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RTSTVZ5

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Palestinian Hamas supporters shout slogans during a rally marking the 29th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement, in Gaza city December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem - RTX2UZFP

Hamas decries Abbas overreach in setting local elections for spring

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GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - JANUARY 25: Palestinian women show their inked fingers after voting in the Palestinian legislative election at a UN school which is being used as a polling station, January 25, 2006, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The newly elected Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) will be expanded, and half of the seats will be allotted by proportional representation of all parties that gather more than two percent of the vote. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)

Will Hamas boycott upcoming local elections?

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Palestinian policemen stand guard outside the headquarters of the Central Elections Commission in the West Bank town of El Bireh August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RTX2LI47

Will Palestinian local elections courts be established?

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