Court delays municipal elections after challenges

A Palestinian court has postponed municipal elections that had been due to be held on 8 October. The polls would have been the first electoral contest between the rival Fatah and Hamas movements for 10 years. Their delay was ordered after lists of candidates for Fatah, which dominates the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, were cancelled […]

A Palestinian court has postponed municipal elections that had been due to be held on 8 October.
The polls would have been the first electoral contest between the rival Fatah and Hamas movements for 10 years. Their delay was ordered after lists of candidates for Fatah, which dominates the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, were cancelled in parts of the Gaza Strip, which is run by Hamas.
Hamas has protested at the court’s ruling, describing it as “political”.
Fatah said it held Hamas fully responsible.