Palestinian Supreme Court halts municipal elections in the West Bank, Gaza Strip [View all]
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – The Palestinian Supreme Court in Ramallah Thursday ordered a halt on municipal elections in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip expected to be held on October 8.
The decision was made after a court in the Gaza Strip dropped five Fatah-affiliated candidates from participating in the local elections in the besieged enclave, a source from the Supreme Court told Ma’an. The Fatah-controlled Supreme Court said the decision was in response to several appeals submitted by lawyers challenging the legitimacy of elections that would not include East Jerusalem, while calling elections in the Gaza Strip “illegal.”
Lawyer Nael al-Houh had previously appealed to the Supreme Court to postpone local elections, claiming the elections would be illegitimate if only conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and not East Jerusalem, sources said.
The court decided to hold another session on December 21 to further discuss the appeal submitted by al-Houh, according to court sources.
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