Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction on Wednesday refused a request by Gaza-based political factions to hold a meeting between political parties before Abbas announces general elections, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Majed Fityani, Fatah's revolutionary council secretary general, told Xinhua that "holding a dialogue between the political factions before the presidential decree would open doors for disagreements or allow a particular party to stand behind a pretext to invite obstacles in the path of elections."
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