Abbas postpones Palestinian elections until September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative and presidential elections until September 11, 2027. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Abbas cited Israeli restrictions and the need for conditions that would ensure a fair vote as the reasons for the delay. The elections were originally scheduled for November 28 this year.

The decision was announced in a presidential decree on Saturday. The presidency blamed the delay on obstacles imposed by Israel, which allegedly prevented Palestinian election officials from accessing east Jerusalem and Gaza ahead of the legislative elections, as reported by Dawn.

The elections, which had been scheduled to take place this year, will now be held simultaneously on September 11, 2027. Israel's foreign minister had previously accused Abbas's Palestinian Authority of being "corrupt" over the anticipated delay.

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, Al-Monitor, Le Monde English, Winnipeg Free Press, Dawn — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.