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  "id": 13449012,
  "title": "Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mahmoud-abbas-postpones-palestinian-legislative-elections-another-year-13449012",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T13:24:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/10/mahmoud-abbas-postpones-palestinian-legislative-elections-another-year/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed the upcoming Palestinian legislative elections for the second consecutive year, issuing a decree on Friday that pushes the vote back to September 11, 2027, according to WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency. This decision leaves entrenched Palestinian leaders unchallenged and further undermines the credibility of the Palestinian Authority among its supporters and international donors. The elections, along with presidential polls, were originally scheduled for next month. The move follows consultations among top Palestinian officials on Saturday, with the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee stating that conditions in the region were not favorable for holding elections, citing Israel's restrictions on election materials and observers in Gaza. The postponement comes after Palestinian factions discussed delaying the vote during a meeting in Cairo. Palestinians have not held legislative elections since 2006, when Hamas won a majority. Since then, power has been divided between Gaza and the West Bank, with Hamas governing Gaza and Abbas' Palestinian Authority ruling the West Bank. The West Bank has experienced increasing violence due to Israeli settlement expansion and Israeli army raids on authority-controlled cities. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan, the immediate role of the authority remains undefined as Hamas governs and the Board of Peace awaits permission to enter Gaza. An alliance of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and a Fatah bloc led by ex-security chief Mohammed Dahlan emerged behind the scenes, challenging Abbas' leadership.",
  "summary": "RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas postponed what would have been the first Palestinian elections in nearly 20 years, issuing a decree on Friday to further delay voting for the Palestinian Legislative Council almost another year.",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas postpones elections to September 2027",
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        "title": "Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-postpones-palestinian-elections-to-september-2027",
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        "title": "Abbas postpones Palestinian elections until September 2027",
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        "title": "Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-postpones-palestinian-legislative-elections-to-september-next",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-postpones-palestinian-elections-sets-presidential-poll-for",
        "published": "2026-10-10T13:46:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Abbas delays Palestinian elections to 2027, marking 20 years without a vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-delays-palestinian-elections-to-2027-marking-20-years-without-a",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:08:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-postpones-palestinian-elections-sets-presidential-poll-for-13601605",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:14:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-postpones-palestinian-elections-sets-presidential-poll-for-13455537",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:54:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/abbas-postpones-palestinian-elections-sets-presidential-poll-for-13459493",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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