Abbas Set to Win Palestinian Vote, Barghouthi Drops Out
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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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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday that Mahmoud Abbas would probably win the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections, Egyptian television reported.
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PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas today appeared to be guaranteed victory in the Palestinian presidential election after the withdrawal of his chief rival, but an upsurge of violence underlined the scale of the challenge ahead.
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Marwan Barghouthi, the jailed Palestinian lawmaker and presidential candidate, will try to turn next month&#39;s election into a referendum
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the late iconic leader  he is replacing.
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Imprisoned Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti is a serious challenger to interim leader Mahmoud Abbas in the January 9 elections to replace Yasser Arafat, according to polls published on Monday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peacemaking  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas'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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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Jailed uprising leader  Marwan Barghouthi on Sunday quit the race to replace late  Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, ensuring a smooth election  and making the victory of a veteran peacemaker almost certain.
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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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BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Palestinian leader Marwan  Barghouthi is considering pulling out of a presidential race to  avoid splitting his mainstream Fatah faction, an Israeli-Arab  lawmaker said after visiting him in jail.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Marwan Barghouthi, a fiery Palestinian leader serving multiple life terms in an Israeli prison, indicated yesterday that he is running for Yasser Arafat's position as head of the Palestinian Authority, defying the traditional leadership and scrambling the political picture ahead of the Jan. 9 election.
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Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti was expected to announce Friday he will run for president of the Palestinian Authority in the Jan. 9 elections.
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. Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, who is illegally jailed in Israeli occupation prison, will not run in the Palestinian presidential election, an official
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Jailed Palestinian uprising  leader Marwan Barghouthi has pulled out of a Jan. 9  presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, a close aide  said on Sunday.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will support an expected decision by a top P.L.O. decision-making body to call early elections.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday said he will support an expected decision by a top PLO decision-making body to call early elections.