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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Will Palestinians finally get a chance to vote? After a decade and a half without elections, a parliamentary vote is scheduled for May 22. But NPR s Daniel Estrin reports from Ramallah the vote might be called off.
DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced long-overdue elections to unite Palestinians and renew his own legitimacy, confident his Fatah party could win. Instead, it just brought out opposition.
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ESTRIN: This is campaign headquarters for a group of Abbas former allies who broke away and formed their own list for parliament. They want change.
Palestinian President May Postpone Election
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Accusations Allege Tampering with Voters’ Records Ahead of Palestinian Elections Mohammad Al-Kassim 02/18/2021
Locations of polling stations for the first elections in 15 years were changed without voters’ knowledge
Palestinian voters are accusing elements within the Palestinian Authority’s intelligence services of being behind changes made to their personal records on the last day of registration for upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
The elections officially announced last month are scheduled for May and July, respectively.
The head of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission, Hanna Nasir told reporters on Thursday that “changes made to voters’ information is considered a crime.”
Nasir added that his commission will pursue those behind the tampering. The elections commission filed a complaint with the Palestinian Authority prosecutor-general following the discovery that the locations of polling stations were changed without voters’ knowle