Representatives of Palestinian Arab organizations are scheduled to meet in early February in Cairo to discuss the mechanism for holding general elections to the Palestinian parliament, presidency and Palestinian National Council, which is the parliament of the PLO.
In an interview with the Hamas-affiliated Al-Risala website, political commentator Hussam al-Dajani said that the meeting of representatives of the organizations in Cairo would discuss the question of compiling a joint slate for the Fatah movement (headed by PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas) and the Hamas movement (led by Ismail Haniyeh) which will run in the elections for the leadership of the PA.
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