(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called yesterday for presidential and parliamentary elections on January 24, in a move seen as pressuring Hamas into signing a unity deal.
The Islamist rulers of Gaza Strip immediately rejected the election call and suggested they could hold their own ballot in Gaza, creating two rival presidents, two parliaments and two prime ministers.
"This is an illegal and unconstitutional step because Abu Mazen's (Abbas') tenure is over and he has no right to issue any decree concerning this" election, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum said.
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