POLÍTICA
Barghouti anuncia competencia contra Abbas
May 22, 2021 -
El activista de Fatah encarcelado Marwan Barghouti presentará su propia lista de candidatos en un desafío directo al presidente Mahmoud
Abbas de Fatah en las próximas elecciones para el parlamento palestino.
Barghouti, 61, a former West Bank Fatah official and parliamentarian, serving life imprisonment in Israel after being convicted of orchestrating deadly attacks, has registered his own list called “Freedom”.
“Freedom” list is headed by Nasser Al-Qudwa – a nephew of the party’s late founder Yasser Arafat – and Barghouti’s wife Fadwa.
But Barghouti, 61, is not among the names – fuelling speculation that he may be preparing to run against Abbas – who is 85 and in poor health – in a presidential election in July.
Analysts believe their alliance could split Fatah’s vote, possibly acting as a spoiler that could benefit Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls Gaza.
President Abbas announced earlier this year that Palestinians will head to the polls for the first elections in more than a decade. After May’s parliamentary elections, presidential elections are set for July.
This year’s vote would be the first parliamentary elections in 14 years and the first presidential ones in 15.