Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during Fatah congress in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas kept a strong grip on his Fatah movement in an election in which his loyalists remained dominant in its top decision-making body, final results showed on Sunday.
The outcome of the voting, held on Saturday during the first congress of Abbas's Fatah party for seven years, signalled no change in a policy of pursuing a two-state solution with Israel, Palestinian political analysts said.
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