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Gaza Revote Delayed, June 1, 2005
Headline 06/01/2005
The local elections committee decided to put off for one month the revote at 51 polling stations in elections set for today. The decision followed a request made by Fatah officials in a bid to defuse tension between Hamas and Fatah. Hamas decided to boycott the revote if unless they were delayed because the delay constitutes one of the assurances Hamas required for fair elections
Gaza Revote Delayed, June 1, 2005
Headline 06/01/2005
The local elections committee decided to put off for one month the revote at 51 polling stations in elections set for today. The decision followed a request made by Fatah officials in a bid to defuse tension between Hamas and Fatah. Hamas decided to boycott the revote if unless they were delayed because the delay constitutes one of the assurances Hamas required for fair elections
The revote was scheduled based on court ruling that canceled results in some polling stations in Rafah, Beit Lahia and Al-Bureij cities, claiming that irregularities were found during the original vote, which Hamas won.
sheikh Hassan Yousef of Hamas said it is important to have fair elections.
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Hamas still insists on holding the parliamentary elections on July 17, despite reports that they have agreed to delay them until after the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
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