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


Palestinian elections to pave way for the return of Dahlan?

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Mohammad Dahlan, who was expelled from Abbas’s ruling Fatah faction in 2011 after a fallout with the PA president, has since been living in the United Arab Emirates.

MOHAMMAD DAHLAN gestures in his office in Abu Dhabi, in 2016. Why is Abbas so afraid of him, who was once seen as his trusted ally and close confidant?

'Palestinian infighting will benefit Hamas'

JPost One-on-One weekly 'Zoomcast': Khaled Abu Toameh with Palestinian Professor Mohammed Dajani - Episode 11

Professor Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi

Mohammed Dahlan hints he may run in PA presidential election

Dahlan claimed that Abbas refused to accept vaccines from the UAE.

Palestinians hold posters of Mohammed Dahlan during a Gaza rally, December 18, 2014

Israel, US asked Abbas to delay or cancel Palestinian elections - report

Hamas: Our chances of winning are ‘strong’

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a virtual meeting with Palestinian factions over Israel and the United Arab Emirates' deal to normalize ties, in Ramallah in the West Bank September 3, 2020.

Palestinians fume over PA decree targeting civil society groups

The decree was published on March 2, one week after it was secretly approved by the PA government.

Protesters hold Jordanian and Palestinian flags and shout slogans during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Middle East peace plan, near the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, January 31, 2020.

PFLP terror group to participate in Palestinian vote

The PFLP stressed that its participation in the elections “does not mean that it is a partner in the consecration of the humiliating and disastrous Oslo Accords.”

A student supporting Hamas holds a Palestinian flag in a rally during an election campaign for the student council at the Birzeit University in the West Bank city of Ramallah April 26, 2016

Abbas orders release of ‘political’ detainees to facilitate elections

Recently, Hamas officials said that some of their supporters were arrested or summoned for interrogation by the PA security forces.

PA PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas – ‘He makes threats and engages in fiery rhetoric as part of a strategy to appease the Palestinian public.’

Palestinian Authority launches probe into tampering with polling centers

Some Palestinians said they believed the PA security forces were responsible for the changes as part of an attempt to prevent voters from casting their ballots.

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas – not saying anything about the elections, but working behind the scenes?

Palestinian factions agree on election mechanisms

No agreement to end Fatah-Hamas rivalry.

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas reacts to the Mideast peace plan Wednesday in Ramallah – ‘A thousand no’s’.

Hamas: Enormous differences with Fatah may scuttle elections

“The Fatah-Hamas dispute cannot be solved through presidential decrees.”

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting to discuss the UAE’S deal with Israel to normalize relations, in Ramallah last month.