Spheres of Influence - ‘To Abbas and Fatah, democracy is a tool not an institution’ - Postponement of Palestinian elections reflects the PA’s redundancy as Abbas scrambles for relevancy
Spheres of Influence - ‘To Abbas and Fatah, democracy is a tool not an institution’ - Postponement of Palestinian elections reflects the PA’s redundancy as Abbas scrambles for relevancy
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Abbas’ ham-fisted attempt to reconsolidate his power in calling these snap elections has unexpectedly seen his rivals within Fatah pounce at this opportunity to unseat him. Now, he clumsily tries to undo his ‘mistake’ by postponing the elections indefinitely, using the occupation of East Jerusalem that Fatah has done little to address since their signing of the Accords as an excuse. To Abbas and Fatah, democracy was always seen as a tool and not as an institution.
Spheres of Influence - ‘To Abbas and Fatah, democracy is a tool not an institution’ - Postponement of Palestinian elections reflects the PA’s redundancy as Abbas scrambles for relevancy
Spheres of Influence - ‘To Abbas and Fatah…
Spheres of Influence - ‘To Abbas and Fatah, democracy is a tool not an institution’ - Postponement of Palestinian elections reflects the PA’s redundancy as Abbas scrambles for relevancy
Abbas’ ham-fisted attempt to reconsolidate his power in calling these snap elections has unexpectedly seen his rivals within Fatah pounce at this opportunity to unseat him. Now, he clumsily tries to undo his ‘mistake’ by postponing the elections indefinitely, using the occupation of East Jerusalem that Fatah has done little to address since their signing of the Accords as an excuse. To Abbas and Fatah, democracy was always seen as a tool and not as an institution.