Palestinian election will be postponed, says Abbas

Agencies | Ramallah

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced late Thursday that the Palestinian election will be postponed, reported dpa international.

Abbas made the announcement after meeting with representatives of several Palestinian groups in Ramallah on Thursday evening.

The Palestinian president said it had been agreed to postpone the poll election until the participation of the people in East Jerusalem could be assured.

The election had been scheduled for May 22nd and would have been the first election in more than 15 years.

The official reason for the cancellation: According to Palestinian sources, Israel has not responded to the Palestinian Authority's demand to allow the vote to be held in the Arab-majority eastern part of Jerusalem in addition to the Palestinian Territories.