Middle East ; Fatah: Barghouti to run for Palestinian president
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Middle East News, Jailed West Bank leader Marwan Al Barghouti decided to run for Palestinian president in January elections to succeed the late Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, a member of the dominant Fatah faction&#39;s higher committee said on Thursday.
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Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the Palestinian uprising jailed by Israel but perhaps the strongest candidate to oust Yasser Arafat's old guard of politicians, plans to run in upcoming presidential elections, a person close to Barghouti said Saturday.
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Fatah chief Farouk Kaddoumi said the group&#39;s leader in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, by deciding to seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority.
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09.40: Marwan Barghouti - popolare esponente palestinese, in carcere in Israele - riceverÃ  oggi la visita di uno dei suoi fedelissimi, Kadoura Fares, per discutere della sua candidatura alle elezioni per la successione ad Arafat.
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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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Jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti threw Palestinian politics into disarray today when he decided to run for president, reversing an earlier decision.
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RAMALLAH: A day after jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti shocked his compatriots by announcing heâll run for president, many Palestinians denounced him for endangering unity and a smooth transition of power in the post-Arafat era.
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Marwan Barghouti withdrew from the race to replace Palestinian President Yasser Arafat late last night. His withdrawal means there will be a smooth transition in the election on 9 January, with interim leader Mahmoud Abbas the clear favourite.
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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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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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The popular Palestinian militant Marwan Barghouti backed away from challenging for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority last night after days of speculation that he would run for the post left open by the death of Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned leader of the Palestinian uprising, is dropping out the Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, his campaign manager said Sunday.
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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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The Palestinian political scene is in turmoil today after jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti, in a last-minute reversal, entered the race for president to replace Yasser Arafat, challenging the establishment candidate.
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Associates of Marwan Barghouti (mahr-WAHN&#39; bahr-GOO&#39;-tee) say he&#39;s decided to seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority -- a move that will sharpen a power struggle within the ruling Fatah party.
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Jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti has decided to run for Palestinian Authority president in a Jan. 9 election, seeking to succeed the late Yasser Arafat
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Shaking up the race to replace Yasser Arafat, imprisoned uprising leader Marwan Barghouti announced his candidacy for the Palestinian presidency in a last-minute decision to challenge the establishment candidate.