Municipal election

Hamas: No local elections in Gaza due to manipulation of laws

Monday-15-May-2017

The Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri said on Sunday that his Movement will not hold local elections in the Gaza Strip due to the manipulation of the laws and the election process.

Voting centers open in West Bank

Saturday-13-May-2017

461 voting centers were opened on Saturday morning for the Palestinian municipal elections held in the occupied West Bank without occupied Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

Factions: Holding elections without consensus entrenches division

Sunday-5-March-2017

Leaders of Palestinian factions and national forces said on Sunday that the decision of the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to hold local elections in the West Bank only and exclude the Gaza Strip squandered a "historic opportunity" to end the internal division.

Hamas accuses PA govt. of manipulating elections rules

Wednesday-12-October-2016

Hamas Movement renewed Wednesday its total rejection of any attempts of manipulation in the election regulations.