Palestinian Vice President Responds to Israeli Foreign Minister Over Election Postponement

Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh responded to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar's criticism of the postponement of Palestinian elections, attributing the delay to Israeli actions. President Mahmoud Abbas issued a formal decree rescheduling elections to September 11, 2027, with nearly 2.97 million Palestinians eligible to vote. The last Palestinian legislative elections were held in 2006.

Hussein al-Sheikh, who holds the vice-presidency of the Palestinian Authority, attributed the delay in Palestinian elections to Israeli conduct rather than accepting Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar's characterisation of the postponement as a Palestinian failure. Palestinian Authority Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh took to the X platform to argue that Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar had shown no interest in Palestinian democratic processes until after legislative elections were postponed, adding that the minister now overseeing daily Palestinian casualties had positioned himself as a source of ethical guidance; on Saturday, separately, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential decree moving both presidential and legislative elections to September 11, 2027, a date that replaces the November polling previously scheduled for this year.

Palestinian Vice President Responds to Israeli Foreign Minister Over Election Postponement

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