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Mahmoud Abbas's son elected to top Fatah leadership body
The son of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas won a seat on Fatah's top decision-making body on Sunday, as initial results emerged from the Palestinian movement's first congress in years. Yasser Abbas, 64, a businessman who spends most of his time in Canada, secured a place on the central committee after being appointed around five years ago as his father's "special representative" — a role ...
Son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas elected to top Fatah body
Businessman Yasser Abbas, 64, secured a place on the central committee despite spending most of his time in Canada.The son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has secured a seat on Fatah’s highest leadership body, as initial results emerged from the movement’s first Congress in the occupied West Bank in a decade.The three-day Eighth General Conference in Ramallah, which began on Thursday and finished on Sunday, came as Fatah faces existential challenges following Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Abbas loyalists sweep Palestinian elections, including some seats in Gazalist 2 of 3West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change muchlist 3 of 3Joy and desire for change as Gaza’s Deir el-Balah holds electionsend of listYasser Abbas, 64, a businessman who spends most of his time in Canada, joins the central committee after being appointed around five years ago as his father’s “special representative”.With several existing members retaining their seats, the Congress’s outcome was already being criticised.Marwan Barghouti, a popular Palestinian leader held in Israeli prison since 2002, retained his seat on the committee with the highest number of votes, according to figures seen by the AFP news agency.Jibril Rajoub was re-elected as the committee’s secretary-general, while Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh retained his position.The Congress had 2,507 voters and a turnout of 94.6 percent, organisers said.Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the central committee, while 450 vied for 80 seats on the revolutionary council, the party’s parliament.Counting for the revolutionary council is continuing.Mahmoud Abbas, who was re-elected as head of the movement on Thursday, vowed in his opening address to reform the Palestinian Authority (PA), and hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.Abbas and the PA are under mounting international pressure to implement reforms and hold elections, amid widespread accusations of corruption and political stagnation, which have eroded their legitimacy among Palestinians.US President Donald Trump has demanded sweeping reforms as a condition for the PA to play any meaningful role in post-war Gaza.Fatah was historically the dominant force within the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), the sole representative of the Palestinian people in international forums. It groups most Palestinian factions, but excludes Hamas and Islamic Jihad...
Palestinian president's son Yasser Abbas elected to top Fatah post
Yasser Abbas, the 64-year-old son of ageing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, won a seat Sunday on the central committee of the Fatah party, initial results showed. The election extended the ...
Preliminary results in Fatah leadership elections: Abbas's son ...
4 hours ago ... Fatah is headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. According to reports, Abbas's son, Yasser Abbas, was elected as one of the members of the ...
