Ramallah (West Bank): Palestinian president
Mahmud Abbas said to the Palestine Liberation Organisation
he will not seek re-election in January, senior Palestinian
official Yasser Abed Rabbo said.
"President Abbas told the PLO Executive Committee that he
will not run in the next presidential election, and the
Executive Committee unanimously told him that they reject the
decision," said Abed Rabbo, a key Abbas advisor.
"They announced they will still support him as the
nominee in the elections," which Abbas has called for January
24 alongside parliamentary polls.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 06, 2009, 00:40