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Abbas: Elections PA presidency and parliament to be held in January

Abbas Elections PA pres

General elections for the PA presidency and parliament will be held in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on January 24, 2010, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced in a presidential decree Friday. In the edict, Abbas called on all Palestinians - in the West Bank ,Gaza and east Jerusalem - to participate in the elections, and instructed the Central Elections Commission to immediately begin preparations for the vote.