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
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Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call Reuters 1/16/2021 Election announcement seen as gesture to Biden Vote not expected to ease bitter Fatah-Hamas rivalry Unclear whether President Abbas will run Previous election pledges went unfulfilled
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta
GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Beset by political infighting, split between three territories and distrustful of their institutions, many Palestinians are sceptical that their first national elections in 15 years will bring change - or even happen at all.
President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held later this year in a bid to heal long-standing divisions. His main rival, the militant Islamist group Hamas, welcomed the move.