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    Abbas says he will dissolve PA 'parliament'

    Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday he intended to dissolve the largely defunct Palestinian “parliament”, which is controlled by Hamas, following a court decision ordering the move, AFP reports.

    Abbas did not say when the Ramallah-based Palestinian Constitutional Court issued the ruling that includes holding elections within six months of the Palestinian Legislative Council being dissolved.

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