Palestinian policemen guard outside the Palestinian legislative council in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Beset by political infighting, split between three territories and distrustful of their institutions, many Palestinians are sceptical that their first national elections in 15 years will bring change - or even happen at all.
President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held later this year in a bid to heal long-standing divisions. His main rival, the Hamas group, welcomed the move.
