Palestinian poll race tight
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Two of the first opinion polls since nominations closed for the Palestinian presidential election show a tight race between the establishment candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, and the imprisoned military commander, Marwan Barghouti.
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Marwan Barghouti, held in an Israeli jail, is favourite to become Palestinian leader. But his election could be a setback for peace talks, reports Patrick Bishop.
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The Palestinian elections were supposed to take place smoothly with one strong and realistic candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization in succession to the late Yasser Arafat, and a balanced competitor who
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The two leading Palestinian presidential candidates, Mahmoud Abbas and Marwan Barghouti, are in a statistical dead heat ahead of next month&#39;s election to replace the late Yasir
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for elections to end his violent standoff with Hamas &#151; a gamble that Palestinians will back him as he seeks to weaken the Islamic militants, avoid civil war and keep momentum for peace overtures with Israel.
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Ramallah - The race to succeed the late Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader formally kicked off on Saturday, with the opening of the registration period for potential presidential candidates.
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Ten candidates have qualified to contest the Palestinian presidential elections, set for Jan. 9. They are:
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Description: Palestinians vote in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly 30 years. Officials say nearly 900 candidates are competing for more than 300 seats in this first of three rounds of municipal voting.
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In municipal elections Thursday, voters chose between the moderate Fatah party and the militant Hamas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government began to unravel in the Gaza Strip.
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Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s chances of winning a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat appeared to be sealed after his main rival Marwan Barghouthi pulled out of the race.
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JERICHO, West Bank -- Israeli and Palestinian officials yesterday were on the verge of resolving what could have been a nasty dispute over voting by East Jerusalem residents in elections to choose a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Ramallah, West Bank -- Confounding cynics, the Palestinians have embarked on an election process that could make history as the first truly democratic ballot ever held in the Arab world.
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A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat
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DAHARIYA, West Bank -- Thousands of Palestinians voted yesterday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in 28 years, with the Islamic group Hamas vying for political power for the first time against Fatah, the main faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians hold municipal  elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a  dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser  Arafat's successor next month.
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Palestinians hold municipal elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor next month.