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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: May 18, 2005 |
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The court cancelled the results in 51 of Rafah's 141 polling stations after finding irregularities in voter registration lists and ballot boxes, said Osama Abu Safiyah of the Supreme Committee for Local Election in Gaza.
Hamas, which won 12 Rafah council seats to three for Fatah in the May 5 ballot, shrugged off the political blow, saying it respected the court's decision and expected to do even better in a re-vote. A date for the re-vote has yet to be set.
Thousands of supporters of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction took to the streets for late-night celebrations of a court ruling expected to increase friction between Hamas and the mainstream group.
Hamas accused Fatah leaders and the Palestinian Authority of pressuring the court to void the results.
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In a blow to Hamas, Palestinian court nullifies local election results
- (Haaretz)
05.18.2005
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