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2027 Palestinian presidential election

2027 Palestinian presidential election

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Palestine in 2027 per a decree by President Mahmoud Abbas. Prior to this, they were most recently scheduled to be held on 31 July 2021 per a presidential decree on 15 January 2021. However, it was subsequently postponed indefinitely. The elections were to follow the legislative elections, which were to take place on 22 May 2021 but were also postponed. Hamas had welcomed the proposed elections, as had the UN and the EU, and a number of countries. Hamas, Fatah, and other groups agreed on 9 February on the "mechanisms" for the elections, including an electoral court and commitments to open voting.