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Palestinian legislative elections postponed amid major obstacles
Palestinian legislative elections were set for November 28, 2026, but the Palestinian Authority says they will be postponed for several months.
It says current conditions could make it hard to hold an inclusive and fair vote.
A Palestinian official also said Israel would not allow election workers into Gaza and Jerusalem to prepare.
Palestinian factions have discussed a one-year delay, but that is a proposal rather than the announced postponement.
The Palestinian Authority says legislative elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, will be postponed for several months because major obstacles prevent a credible and inclusive vote.
A message dated October 8 said political, security and economic conditions expected when the date was set had not been met.
Palestinian sources also reported factional agreement on an initiative that would delay the elections for a year, though the account does not say that this proposal was finalized.
A Palestinian official said Israel had refused to let the Central Elections Commission enter Gaza and Jerusalem to prepare for the elections.
The last Palestinian legislative elections were held in 2006.
- Who
- The Palestinian Authority announced the postponement. Palestinian factions were also reported to have agreed on a proposal to delay the vote.
- What
- Legislative elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, are to be postponed. The stated postponement is several months, while a reported factional proposal calls for a one-year delay.
- When
- The announcement was reported on October 9, 2026. The elections had been scheduled for November 28, 2026.
- Where
- The elections were planned for Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.
- Why
- The Palestinian Authority cited deteriorating conditions and obstacles affecting inclusiveness, free participation and electoral integrity. A Palestinian official also cited Israel's refusal to allow election officials into Gaza and Jerusalem.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
the expected political, security, and economic conditions, which were the basis for setting the date for the legislative elections on November 28, 2026, have not been met
conducting elections under the current circumstances faces substantial obstacles that affect their inclusiveness, the freedom of participation, and the integrity of the electoral process
Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree setting November 28, 2026, as the date for legislative elections.
Palestinian factions held a series of meetings in Cairo and were reported to have reached consensus on a proposal to postpone the elections for a year.
A message said the expected political, security and economic conditions for the elections had not been met.
Okaz reported that Hussein al-Sheikh told French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot the elections would be postponed for several months.
- Scheduled election date
- November 28, 2026
- Reported postponement
- Several months
- Factional proposal
- One-year delay
- Planned election areas
- Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza
- Last legislative elections
- 2006
Sources
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