The European Union is ready to send an observation mission to the Palestinian legislative elections expected at the end of November, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Tuesday.
The international community fears a postponement, in particular because of logistical difficulties © Mena vToday
The European Union is ready to send an observation mission to the Palestinian legislative elections expected at the end of November, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Tuesday.
"Palestinians have the right to choose their representatives in credible, inclusive and transparent elections," she wrote on X. "After nearly 20 years without a parliamentary vote, these elections would offer a long-awaited opportunity to renew the legitimacy of Palestinian institutions."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has set November 28, 2026 as the date for the legislative vote, followed by a presidential election expected in the first quarter of 2027.
If held, it would be the first parliamentary vote in the Palestinian territories in two decades. The last one, in 2006, was won by Hamas, which defeated Abbas's Fatah, then the dominant force in Palestinian politics.
The international community fears a postponement, in particular because of logistical difficulties.
Elections are among the reforms demanded by the international donors who fund the Palestinian Authority, which is criticized for corruption, institutional paralysis and an erosion of its legitimacy.
By Khaled Tamimi
Three French nationals were sentenced to life in prison in Iraq on Thursday for belonging to Islamic State, with their lawyers and French embassy representatives present at the hearing, a court statement said.
Yemen's Houthis attacked Aden airport on Wednesday, Yemeni government forces said, after the Iran-aligned group warned people to evacuate the facility as fighting escalated in the impoverished country caught in the wider Middle East conflict.
Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face more constraints as Israel's caretaker prime minister after Tuesday's election, but experts say his government could still retain significant powers including when it comes to waging war on Iran.
To make this website run properly and to improve your experience, we use cookies. For more detailed information, please check our Cookie Policy.
Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.