Hamas wins National Authority
from Fatah
The Palestinian
Parliamentary Election held on 25 January is the second since 1996. The election
was supposed to be in the year 2000 but suspended because of the second Al Aqsa
Intifada. Fatah led by the late Yasser Arafat was also worried about its
position in the Legislative Council, and how it might be overtaken by Hamas. In
the Cairo Declaration of 17 March 2005, all Palestinian factions agreed to have
the legislative election in July of that year. But it was postponed till January
2006. Many analysts attributed the delay to Fatah's desire to wait till the
municipal results which many felt would enhance its support and enforce the
Palestinian factions to extend the so-called "period of calm'' for the election.
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The Hamas Victory in the
Palestinian Parliamentary Elections of 2006: Impact on the Cause and Conflict
in the Region
The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) held a symposium on 26 January, 2006 to
analyze the results of the Palestinian parliamentary elections and the surprise
victory of Hamas. It provided insight into the reasons and consequences of the
results and discussed the challenges that Hamas would certainly face after
gaining the leadership of the Authority from Fatah. The workshop was attended by
academics, politicians and experts.
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31/03/2010
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