After the Palestinian Elections
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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Don't expect a sea-change when Abbas succeeds Arafat
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted Thursday  in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly  three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next  month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in  nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential  ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.
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Bernard Sabella. Transitions are part of our lives: President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election and President Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness are but two examples.
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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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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, a pragmatist who has promised to revive a  peace process with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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(Ramallah, West Bank-AP) Nov. 14, 2004 - Palestinian officials are pushing forward with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat, scheduling presidential elections for January ninth.
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Description: Palestinians prepare to vote for new leadership in a Jan. 9 election that no longer looks like a tight race. There are seven candidates for the presidency, but interim leader Mahmoud Abbas&#39; victory now seems assured.
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Campaigning has been stepped up for the Palestinian presidential elections, due to take place on 9 January. Fatah candidate Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to dismantle its West Bank barrier at a rally in Tulkarm.
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YASSER Arafat is dead. A so-called moderate is now chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Elections to choose a Palestinian Authority president are scheduled in the West Bank and Gaza for early January.
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Middle East News, RAMALLAH, West Bank, Palestinians voted on Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor.
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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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The next step is for all Palestinians to participate in elections, including those in occupied territories and in exile. By Omar Merhi.
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NABLUS, West Bank -- The main Palestinian movement Fatah won a test of strength against Islamic militants in a key West Bank student election yesterday, boosting Mahmoud Abbas in his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat as president.
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The Palestinian public and its leadership in the territories are united in their intention to hold elections for the leadership of the Palestinian Authority in two months&#39; time.
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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's successor next month.