Abbas wants to postpone elections in November

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas wants to postpone parliamentary elections until November, hoping to recapture some of the popular support his ruling Fatah party has lost, a spokesman for the Hamas militant group said today.

Abbas wants to postpone elections in November

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas wants to postpone parliamentary elections until November, hoping to recapture some of the popular support his ruling Fatah party has lost, a spokesman for the Hamas militant group said today.

A source close to Abbas, who is in the US for talks with President George Bush, confirmed the Palestinian leader is looking to push back the July 17 vote by four months.

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