Live Blog Update| War on Iran 10 October 2026 12:54 BST Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Saturday cancalling legislative elections due to take place on 28 November 2026 and calling for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections to be held on 11 September 2027, according to Wafa news. "The decree follows a decision by the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and consultations with Palestinian factions and political forces, which resulted in a national consensus on obstacles posed by Israeli measures to holding elections on the previously scheduled date and the need to establish suitable political, security and field conditions for free, fair and inclusive elections," Wafa reported. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks in a pre-recorded video message to the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on 24 September 2026 (Angela Weiss/AFP)
Palestinian president postpones legislative elections until 2027
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