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Palestinian presidential and legislative elections set for September 2027
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered presidential and legislative elections to be held together on September 11, 2027.
The vote is intended to let Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza choose the president and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
An earlier decree had scheduled legislative elections for November 28, 2026, but Abbas cancelled it.
The new date follows consultations with Palestinian political groups and forces.
The announcement says Israeli actions had prevented the earlier election timetable from being carried out.
It also says suitable political, security and on-the-ground conditions are needed for elections to be free, fair and inclusive.
The next stated step is to hold both elections on the new date, if those conditions allow.
Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree setting Palestinian presidential and general elections for 11 September 2027.
The elections are to be held simultaneously, with voters choosing the president and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
The decree cancels an earlier plan for legislative elections on 28 November 2026.
Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip were called to take part in free and direct elections.
The decision followed national consultations, while the report said Israeli practices had obstructed the previous election timetable.
- Who
- Palestinian voters in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will elect the president and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
- What
- Presidential and general elections are set to take place simultaneously.
- When
- 11 September 2027.
- Where
- Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
- Why
- The decision followed national consultations. The report said Israeli practices had prevented the previous election timetable from being implemented.
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Legislative elections had been planned for this date under an earlier decree.
Abbas issued a decree cancelling the earlier plan and setting simultaneous elections for 11 September 2027.
- Election date
- 11 September 2027
- Earlier legislative election date
- 28 November 2026
- Voters' locations
- Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
- Elected bodies
- The presidency and the Palestinian Legislative Council
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