Barghouthi Drops Palestinian Election Bid
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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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MARWAN BARGHOUTI, the jailed firebrand Palestinian leader, has decided not to run for the presidency, aides announced last night, lifting the threat of a divided vote in his Fatah faction.
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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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Description: Jailed Palestinian Marwan Barghouti opts not to run in next January&#39;s presidential election, throwing his support behind former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, who has been nominated by the ruling Fateh movement.
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THE jailed firebrand Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has decided not to run for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, lifting the threat of a divided vote in his Fatah faction.
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Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas  and jailed grassroots leader Marwan Barghouthi are  neck-and-neck in the Palestinian presidential election race to  replace Yasser Arafat, an opinion poll showed Monday.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - A Palestinian serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail will drop out of the race to replace former leader Yasser Arafat, he indicated in a statement on Sunday.
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Hamas is to halt attacks on Israelis in the run-up to elections for a successor to the late Yasser Arafat, a senior leader of the militant group said yesterday.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will release frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.
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Jailed popular leader Marwan Barghouthi decided on Wednesday to run in a Palestinian presidential election and Hamas militants vowed to boycott it, throwing the campaign into turmoil after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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The Hamas-led Palestinian government halts official business after deadly clashes with its rival Fatah.
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The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, dropped out after the two sides could not agree on an agenda.
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BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Palestinian presidential  frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas canceled an election rally in  Jerusalem on Friday, objecting to Israeli security, and his  main rival was detained at a holy site in the city.
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The Palestinian Islamic militant faction Hamas will boycott a Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat, a senior Hamas leader said on Wednesday.
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The Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it would boycott a Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi will not run in the Palestinian presidential election, following pressure from the ruling Fatah faction to support Mahmoud Abbas.
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Marwan Barghouti, the popular Fatah leader imprisoned by Israel, dropped out of the contest for the Palestinian Authority presidency last night in his second change of heart within a fortnight.