RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (AFP) - The labour minister in the Palestinian Authority will resign, a member of his party said Sunday (June 27), as protesters marched for a fourth day demanding president Mahmud Abbas step down.
The left-wing Palestinian People's Party has decided to withdraw from the Fatah-led PA government due to "its lack of respect for laws and public freedoms", central committee member Issam Abu Bakr said.
Mr Nasri Abu Jaish, the labour minister and the People's Party representative in the government, will therefore resign on Monday, Mr Abu Bakr told AFP.
Demonstrations against the PA erupted Thursday following the violent arrest and death in custody of activist Nizar Banat and continued Sunday evening.