Mahmoud Abbas vows to hold first parliamentary elections in 20 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his video address to the UN General Assembly confirmed plans to hold parliamentary elections on November 28. They could be the first since 2006.

Under a presidential decree signed in July, elections are to be held in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

However, the Fatah political movement doubts that the vote will take place. Israel does not allow ballot boxes and ballots into Gaza, and the list of candidates has yet to be announced.

In his speech, Mahmoud Abbas said that the national reform program has been implemented. He denounced the US restrictions on not issuing visas to representatives of the Palestinian National Authority, thus preventing the Palestinian delegation from participating in the UN General Assembly.

Ekaterina Naumova