Hamas reaches agreement with Abbas on elections
Hamas leader says agreement reached with PA chairman on holding the parliamentary and presidential elections.
Hamas leader says agreement reached with PA chairman on holding the parliamentary and presidential elections.
Ismail Haniyeh says Hamas is ready for general elections and will respect the results.
Elections not held in Gaza due to ongoing feud between Fatah and Hamas.
PA leader Rami Hamdallah urges Hamas to agree to hold local elections in Gaza or they will be excluded.
Mohammed Dahlan, PA chairman's political rival, rules out a presidential run, supports Marwan Barghouti instead.
Nickolay Mladenov welcomes PA's decision to postpone the municipal elections after its High Court ruled they could not be held in Gaza.
Palestinian Authority's high court orders the suspension of local elections in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, scheduled for October 8.
Radical Islamic Palestinian Arab organization urges boycott of October 8 elections, says democracy is a creation of the West.
Report: Members of PA chairman's Fatah movement warned him that Hamas will win Judea and Samaria elections and asked him to cancel the vote.
PA cabinet sets October 20 as date for local elections. Hamas warns the decision would “affect reconciliation negatively.”
PLO officials want the Hamas terror organization to resume voter registration in order to jump-start the stalled reconciliation deal.
Hamas has reportedly consented to allow the Palestinian Authority election committee to begin preparations for new elections; unity?
PA Chairman Abbas and Hamas chief Mashaal will agree on a national unity government this Thursday, says senior Fatah official.
Senior officials in Ramallah and Gaza City admit that the May elections will probably be cancelled as unity has not materialized.
The PLO has threatened to cancel elections in May, but Hamas is still opening the Gaza election office.
Fatah says its ready to take on Hamas at the polls in May as both groups race to impress the public with their anti-Israel credentials.
Fatah and Hamas are allegedly set to sign another reconciliation agreement that will lead to PA elections in May, if it lasts that long?
The Palestinian Authority has again put off its long-delayed elections, most recently scheduled for July.
Abbas announces elections as pressure against Arab regimes spreads. The last time PA Arabs voted, Hamas won but now says it will boycott a vote.