Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement is set to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years, during a three-day general conference scheduled to begin on Thursday. The central committee is the movement’s highest leadership body and will be chosen by vote. Multiple reports describe the election as occurring amid mounting challenges for the broader Palestinian national movement, including Fatah’s waning legitimacy, persistent allegations of corruption, and limited progress toward Palestinian statehood. This comes as Israeli actions and the wider context of Israel’s war on Gaza intensify pressures on Palestinian politics. Analysts cited across the coverage also point to an uncertain post-Abbas political transition, with debate over whether Abbas, who is 90, may step down after more than two decades in charge. However, they note there is no clear successor. France 24 adds that some major figures within Fatah are boycotting the vote and accuse the current leadership of usurping power, underscoring internal divisions around the election and its role in shaping leadership after Abbas.
Fatah to elect new central committee for first time in a decade amid succession questions
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement is set to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years, during a three-day general conference scheduled to begin on Thursday. The c...
- Fatah, led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is scheduled to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years.
- The election takes place during a three-day general conference and involves voting on the movement’s highest leadership body.
- Reports link the vote to broader challenges for Palestinian national politics, including stalled statehood efforts and legitimacy concerns.
- Questions persist about Abbas’s succession and whether he will step aside after more than two decades in charge.
- France 24 reports that some prominent Fatah figures boycott the vote and criticize the leadership’s power arrangements.
The Fatah party is due to elect its new central committee for the first time in 10 years. It comes as questions arise over whether President Mahmoud Abbas will finally step aside after more than two decades at the helm. Major figures from within the movement are boycotting the vote and accusing the leadership of usurping power. Story by Delano D’Souza.
3 months agoPalestinian Fatah party to elect leaders for first time in decade Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement is due on Thursday to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years, as it faces existential challenges in the wake of Israel's war on Gaza. During the three-day general conference, the movement will vote on the central committee, its highest leadership body, even as analysts warn of Fatah's diminishing legitimacy in the face of endemic corruption and its lack of progress on Palestinian statehood - especially amid an intensified Israeli settlement drive. The committee is expected to play a key role in the post-Abbas era, with some wondering whether the 90-year-old leader might finally step down after more than two decades at the helm, despite the lack of a clear heir apparent. The conference comes as the Palestinian national movement is facing some of "the most serious challenges in our struggle", said Jibril Rajoub, the current secretary general of the committee.
3 months agoThe conference comes amid mounting challenges for the Palestinian national movement, including Fatah’s waning legitimacy, uncertainty over succession to Mahmoud Abbas, and the stalled Israeli–Palestinian peace process.
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