Palestinians vote in municipal polls
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ABU DIS, West Bank: Palestinians in the West Bank turned out on Thursday to vote in the first council elections in 28 years, serving as a litmus test for next monthâs presidential ballot and the support of the Hamas movement.
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Palestinians began registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
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Palestinians are electing a successor to their late leader, Yasser Arafat.
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About 1,000 candidates are running for 300 municipal seats in West Bank villages and towns. It will be the first electoral test before the January 9 presidential elections.
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Cubans voted on Sunday to elect more than 15,000 municipal council members in the first elections since ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother last year.
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Voter registration has begun throughout the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in preparation for possible general and local elections next year.
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More than 140 thousand Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem are voting Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for 26 towns and villages.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians began  registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election  to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may  be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
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JERICHO, WEST BANK -- Thousands of Palestinians crammed polling stations in scattered West Bank towns to vote in municipal elections yesterday that were a warmup for next month&#39;s presidential ballot and the first time the ruling Fatah movement and the
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On Thursday, for the first time, towns in the Gaza Strip will hold municipal elections, choosing members of local councils from among 414 candidates, many of whom belong to radical groups listed by the United States as terrorist organizations.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Hamas Islamic militants  scored significant successes in Palestinian municipal  elections, the first contested by the group sworn to Israel's  destruction, initial results showed on Friday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president with more than 60 percent of the vote,  officials said Monday, strengthening his hand to end years of  bloodshed and resume peace talks with Israel.
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Voters in the Gaza Strip go to the polls on Thursday in local elections in which Hamas militants are taking part.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peace talks  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians began  registering voters for an as yet unscheduled general election  on Saturday, in the first concrete step to meet long-standing  international and domestic demands for reforms.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank for  nearly three decades, a dry run for a presidential ballot next  month to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.