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Palestinian President Abbas casts vote in decisive Fatah elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cast a ballot as Fatah held its Eighth General Conference to elect the Central Committee and Revolutionary Council, with the vote taking place at the Ramallah presidential headquarters and centers in Gaza, Cairo, and Beirut. Initial and surrounding reports note Yasser Abbas, son of Mahmoud Abbas, winning a seat on the Central Committee, while Marwan Barghouti retained the highest vote tally and Jibril Rajoub was re-elected as secretary-general; Hussein Al-Sheikh maintained a leadership role. The conference saw a high turnout reported in Ramallah, with 2,507 voters and 94.6% turnout in one ballot. The timing and results are described as ongoing or initially announced, with the potential implications for succession questions surrounding the 90-year-old leader.
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Palestinian President Abbas casts vote in decisive Fatah elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has cast his ballot in internal Fatah leadership elections held at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. The leaders were elected for the movement’s Central Committee and Revolutionary Council at the Ahmad Shuqairi Hall on Saturday. After casting his vote, President Abbas.
Palestinian president’s son Yasser Abbas elected to top Fatah post
Yasser Abbas, the 64-year-old son of ageing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, won a seat Sunday on the central committee of the Fatah party, initial results showed. The election extended the family's grip on the movement that has dominated the Palestinian Authority (PA) for decades. The PA is under mounting.
Son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas elected to top Fatah body
The son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has secured a seat on Fatah’s highest leadership body, as initial results emerged from the movement’s first Congress in the occupied West Bank in a decade. The three-day Eighth General Conference in Ramallah, which began on Thursday and finished on Sunday, came as Fatah.