Palestinians Set Jan. 9 For Vote
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Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, 2005, pushing forward with steps to a secure a new leader following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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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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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Few Palestinians registered to vote Saturday for elections expected to be held this winter. More than 1,000 registration centres opened across the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem
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The passing of Yasser Arafat marked the end of an era. The question is, what new era will now unfold? Elections for a new President of the Palestinian Authority will be held on Jan 9. Even then, it is still
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WASHINGTON -- Israel's top diplomat pledged yesterday to do ''everything that is needed&quot; to ensure Palestinians can hold democratic elections in January -- including guaranteeing freedom of movement in the occupied territories -- but cautioned that the Palestinian people had to make a ''strategic decision&quot; to swear off terrorism for the vote to move the Middle East peace process forward.
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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 cast their votes yesterday for local councils in 26 towns and villages of the West Bank, opening an election season that officials say will underline the Palestinian Authority&#39;s commitment to democracy.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday as the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking shelved since 2000.
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Palestinians voted Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Israel and Palestine have reached a consensus on a coordination mechanism for a January 9 Palestinian presidential election.
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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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Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.
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Ramallah (AsiaNews) - Marwan Barghouti has filed the necessary papers to run in Palestineâs presidential elections scheduled for January 9. The leader of Tanzim, Fatahâs armed wing, made the announced from the Israeli jail where he is purging five
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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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The United States is sending an observer delegation to a Palestinian presidential election set for January 9, the State Department said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian officials on  Saturday began registering candidates for an election to  replace Yasser Arafat as officials warned the vote may be  delayed unless Israel halted military activities.
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More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.