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Palestine: Mahmoud Abbas Sticks Around as "President"
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:39
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Officials from the Palestinian Liberation Organization stated on Tuesday that Abbas's term as the Palestinian "President" will be extended when the PLO supreme body meets in December. Abbas's term, depending on the interpretation of Palestine's electoral law, has already expired or officially expires on 25 January.
Azzam al-Ahmad, a senior official in Fatah said: "The Central Council has only one solution and it is to entrust the president, as head of the PLO, with continuing as president of the Palestinian Authority until it is able to hold presidential and legislative elections."
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Officials from the Palestinian Liberation Organization stated on Tuesday that Abbas's term as the Palestinian "President" will be extended when the PLO supreme body meets in December. Abbas's term, depending on the interpretation of Palestine's electoral law, has already expired or officially expires on 25 January.Azzam al-Ahmad, a senior official in Fatah said: "The Central Council has only one solution and it is to entrust the president, as head of the PLO, with continuing as president of the Palestinian Authority until it is able to hold presidential and legislative elections."