Palestinian local elections, 2011

Municipal elections were expected to be held in the Palestinian Territories on 22 October 2011,^[1] postponed from 9 July 2011.^[2] However, in August, they were postponed indefinitely.^[3] The Gaza Strip was never going to participate in the voting due to the intra-Palestinian conflict between Fatah and Hamas following the Gaza War.

Election date

In a reaction to the 2010–2011 Arab world protests, the Palestinian National Authority announced on 1 February 2011 that municipal elections would be held "as soon as possible".^[4] Then, on February 8, Palestinian press announced the date of July 9 for the elections to take place on.

They are not expected to be held in the forseeable future.

References

1. ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4070018,00.html
2. ^ http://www.ansa.it/ansalatina/notizie/fdg/201102081437395360/201102081437395360.html
3. ^ http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/08/22/abbas-postpones-palestinian-local-elections-yet-again/
4. ^ Hubbard, Ben (2011-02-01). "Palestinians to hold municipal vote". News Tribune/AP. Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/02/01/1525635/palestinians-to-hold-municipal.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02.