Fatah Official Says PA President Abbas Will Not Run In Next Vote

The incumbent Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas will not run for the office in the next Palestinian elections, a senior Fatah official told Palestine TV on Monday.

According to Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association, Abbas will not agree to represent Fatah in the next vote.

This statement runs against the remarks made earlier by Hussein al-Sheikh, head of PA’s General Authority on Civil Affairs, who said that Abbas was the only possible candidate for Fatah.

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{Matzav.com}