APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 03 February 2021. Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, speaks during a meeting about the first stage elections for the Palestinian National Council, in Gaza city
01.SOUNDBITE (Arabic Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the political bureau of Hamas
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The 2021 Palestinian general election will include legislative elections being held on 22 May 2021, presidential elections on 31 July and the Palestinian National Council elections on 31 August 2021 according to a decree by Mahmoud Abbas on 15 January 2021. Hamas welcomed the announcement.According to Hanna Nasser, chairman of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission, "about two million Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip are eligible to vote." The UN and the EU welcomed the development.
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