Palestinian Elections

Mahmoud Abbas's election promise won't bring democracy to Palestinians - opinion

It would be naïve to assume that Mahmoud Abbas’ announcement of elections is a sign of democratization

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

The Palestinian Authority is not ideal. It is necessary for Gaza - opinion

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza City, July 8, 2026.

Ahmad Slim’s death demands justice, transparency in Gaza - opinion

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leads the newly elected Fatah Central Committee meeting in Ramallah in the West Bank, June 3, 2026.

Palestinian Authority prepares for first election in two decades, as Abbas preps final date


Hamas: IDF crackdown won’t stop us from running in elections

“Hamas is using the arrests to gain more sympathy among the Palestinians.”

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Palestinian factions: No elections without Jerusalem

Palestinian civil society activists warned the Palestinian leadership against using the issue of Jerusalem as an excuse to delay or even cancel the elections.

Wadi al-Joz in east Jerusalem

Gunmen attack home of Palestinian candidate in Hebron

No one was injured in the incident, which is seen as a sign of mounting tensions among members of the ruling Fatah faction ahead of the election.

City of Hebron

Palestinian Elections: Cast a ballot for the killer, terrorist - opinion

Abbas has taken no initiative, placed his head in the sand to the new realities of the region, and has done nothing to make the lives of his people better or promise them a brighter future.

FATAH LEADER Marwan Barghouti is escorted in handcuffs into the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Palestinian Elections: The great festival of democracy - opinion

The Palestinians have an opportunity to demand from those who wish to represent them to lay down their positions and their visions on the future of Palestine.

A WORKER from the Palestinian Central Elections Commission registers a man in February for the parliamentary and presidential elections in the West Bank.

Top Hamas terrorist disqualified from Palestinian election

Ruled out for not appearing on the commission's final voter registry.

Hassan Salameh, a top member of the Hamas Islamic group, sits back under armed guard on the defendant's bench in an Israeli army military court as he waits to be sentenced July 7. Salameh, convicted of masterminding three Hamas suicide bombings last year which left 45 people dead, was sentenced to 4

Israel adopting hands-off approach to Palestinian elections

“Israel has not taken an official stance on the matter… but at the moment, Israel is not doing anything to prevent the election.”

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas hands an election decree to chairman of the Palestinian Central Election Committee, Hana Naser, in Ramallah, January 2021

What will Palestinian elections mean for Israel?

Palestinian elections at this time could conceivably be a time of renewal, a time for stock-taking and new thinking.

CAN THEY work together to form a coalition? Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid in the Knesset in 2013.

EU: Israel not granting visas to its delegation on Palestinian elections

"The delay has considerably reduced the EU option to observe the 22 May legislative Elections," the EU Representative Office in Jerusalem said.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Hamas: Arab countries asked Abbas to scrap elections

The senior Hamas official did not mention the names of the countries that reportedly approached the PA president.

MAHMOUD ABBAS covers his head as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recites the Motzei at their joint press conference.