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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah, 28 June 2021.Bassam Al-Salihi, secretary-general of the People's Party announced his withdrawal from the Palestinian government during a press conference.
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The Palestinian People's Party announced its withdrawal from the government led by Mohamed Shtayyeh after the death of political activist Nizar Banat.
"The Central Committee of the People's Party has taken the decision to withdraw from the government," party secretary general Bassam al-Salihi said at a press conference in Ramallah, in the central West Bank.
Al-Salihi confirmed that Labor Minister Nasri Abu Jaish (the party's government representative) "will submit his resignation on Monday at the weekly government meeting."
And to add "the Central Committee of the party decided that it could not continue in a government which has a problem of protection of freedoms in general".
Al-Salihi also called on "the entire Palestinian government to submit its resignation to the President (Mahmoud Abbas)".
The current Palestinian government was formed by a presidential decree in April 2019. The majority of its members are from the "Fatah" Movement and a few factions from the Palestine Liberation Organization, led by Shtayyeh, who also serves as a member. of the Fatah Central Committee.
In the same context, Al-Salihi stressed that "the People's Party will call for the formation of a broad front to protect civil peace, so that the conflict does not turn into internal conflict, in a way that guarantees the protection of civil peace, as well as to prosecute those responsible to prevent the situation from deteriorating. "
Since Banat's death, several areas in the West Bank had witnessed protests condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah, 28 June 2021.Bassam Al-Salihi, secretary-general of the People's Party announced his withdrawal from the Palestinian government during a press conference. STORYLINE The Palestinian People's Party announced its withdrawal from the government led by Mohamed Shtayyeh after the death of political activist Nizar Banat. "The Central Committee of the People's Party has taken the decision to withdraw from the government," party secretary general Bassam al-Salihi said at a press conference in Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Al-Salihi confirmed that Labor Minister Nasri Abu Jaish (the party's government representative) "will submit his resignation on Monday at the weekly government meeting." And to add "the Central Committee of the party decided that it could not continue in a government which has a problem of protection of freedoms in general". Al-Salihi also called on "the entire Palestinian government to submit its resignation to the President (Mahmoud Abbas)". The current Palestinian government was formed by a presidential decree in April 2019. The majority of its members are from the "Fatah" Movement and a few factions from the Palestine Liberation Organization, led by Shtayyeh, who also serves as a member. of the Fatah Central Committee. In the same context, Al-Salihi stressed that "the People's Party will call for the formation of a broad front to protect civil peace, so that the conflict does not turn into internal conflict, in a way that guarantees the protection of civil peace, as well as to prosecute those responsible to prevent the situation from deteriorating. " Since Banat's death, several areas in the West Bank had witnessed protests condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation. Footage by APAwire
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