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Saturday, December 17, 2005 |
Hamas's Strong Showing in the Fourth Phase of the Local Elections Draws USA Criticism |
Hamas's Strong Showing in the Fourth Phase of the Local Elections Draws USA GAZA, Palestine, December 17, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) -[Official PA website] - Jamal Al-Shobakey, head of the High Central Election Committee (HCEC), Al-Shobakey added that the electoral process took place calmly and in a He also cited the high commitment of the voters and their abidance by the However, he said that there were some slight breaches by some electoral Well-informed sources announced that the semi-final results in Ramallah were The same sources mentioned also that Hamas won nine seats in Al-Bera, while (Change and Reform,) the list which belongs to Hamas was reported to win the Furthermore, sources in the HCEC said that Hamas's list won in Jenin by a The sources added that the Change and Reform list won 9 seats out of 15, It also made clear that the four independent blocs did not win any seats. According to the report of the non-governmental Committee of Observation, The US criticizes Hamas's participation in the municipal elections. The spokesman of the US foreign Department, Makro Mac, criticized Friday "Our position with respect to Hamas is unchanged. We classify it as a |
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