Head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya on Friday discussed with UN Middle East envoy Nikolay Mladenov the upcoming Palestinian elections and the current efforts to hold them.
According to a decree issued recently by Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas the legislative elections are scheduled to take place on May 22 the presidential elections on July 31 and the national council elections on August 31.
A statement released by the Hamas Movement said that Haneyya and Mladenov talked extensively during a virtual meeting about the intended Palestinian elections and the efforts in this regard.
During the meeting the Hamas political chief emphasized the important role of the UN and the international community in the elections especially with regard to ensuring the integrity of procedures arrangements and voting and pressuring Israel to refrain from putting any obstacle to the electoral process in the Palestinian arena especially in Occupied Jerusalem.
He also highlighted the need for the international community to recognize the election results regarding the Palestinian Authority leadership the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the formation of the government and the executive committees.
He also talked about the great efforts that had been made by Hamas to reach such moment so that the Palestinian people would be able to say their word and choose their leadership on democratic grounds.
Mladenov for his part hailed the position of Hamas on the elections and called for necessarily proceeding with the efforts to hold them and overcoming any possible obstacles.
