\r\n\tPalestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is planning to challenge Hamas by holding elections only in West Bank under his control, Israeli Channel 2 News reported on Friday.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tAccording to the report, which cited officials in Ramallah, Abbas is planning to call for elections in West Bank soon, and has appointed a team of officials from his Fatah movement to plan the move.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tAccording to Channel 2 News’ analyst Ehud Yaari, the move is meant to force Hamas, the Fatah movement’s longtime movement, into a corner.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tThe move, which Abbas will carry out parallel to the so-called 'peace' talks with Israel, would include both presidential elections and parliamentary elections.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tAbbas’s term as PA Chairman ended years ago, but he continues in his role despite no one having given him the mandate to do so.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2013-08-24 14:19:06","content_date_finish":"2013-08-24 14:19:06","content_date_register":"2013-08-24 14:19:06","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"120604","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"2688638714","attach_date_register":"2013-08-24 14:19:13","attach_id":"113319","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"700","attach_img_height":"538","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"338","visit_date_last":"2025-05-09 15:34:18","attach_title":"Abbas planning to call elections","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]