Abbas visits Jenin to continue election campaign
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As part of his election campaign,Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas visited onThursday the northern West Bank town of Jenin and met with localleaders, Palestinian official sources said.
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Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he considers Israeli leader Ariel Sharon a partner for peace talks and called for an immediate resumption of negotiations after the Palestinian election.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Eighteen months after his Fatah movement was trounced at the polls, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority said yesterday that he will call new legislative elections in a move seen as seeking to further isolate the Islamic militants of Hamas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for fresh Palestinian elections, throwing down the gauntlet to his Hamas rivals after days of factional violence that has sparked fears of civil war.
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Campaigning is stepped up for the Palestinian presidential elections, due to take place on 9 January.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to the Middle East next week for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to best facilitate upcoming Palestinian presidential elections and how
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In his bitter wrangling with Hamas over legitimacy, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering calling presidential and legislative elections to strengthen his position, a top aide said Thursday.
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Seven candidates running for Palestinian president, led by front-runner Mahmoud Abbas, kicked off a 15-day electoral campaign yesterday
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Candidates vying to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority kicked off a two-week election campaign Saturday with rallies and speeches that largely
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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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Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, pushing forward Sunday with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)  chief Mahmoud Abbas met militant leaders on Tuesday in a bid to  halt attacks on Israel and allow a smooth election for a  successor to Yasser Arafat next year, officials said.
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Mahmoud Abbas wrapped up his campaign for president of the Palestinian Authority today with a call for negotiations for Israel.
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Seven candidates are contesting the Palestinian presidential elections on Jan. 9. They are:
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to the Gaza Strip on Monday to try to end infighting between Palestinian factions and to work with the Hamas-led Cabinet to form a national unity government.
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Leading candidate Mahmoud Abbas received a loud and warm welcome in the isolated West Bank town of Jericho in a campaign visit ahead of a Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat, telling his backers that he will follow Arafat's policies.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is indicating he may call for early elections in the Palestinian territories, Palestinian official Saeb Erakat told CNN.