Jakarta: Palestinian elections scheduled for later this year will be a crucial step towards unity, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said on Tuesday.
“The holding of elections in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza, will be a crucial step towards Palestinian unity, giving renewed legitimacy to national institutions, including a democratically-elected parliament and government in Palestine”, the Norwegian diplomat told the virtual meeting," the Norwegian diplomat said in a briefing to the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
"The United Nations stands ready to support efforts for the Palestinian people to exercise their democratic rights. Elections are a crucial part of building a democratic Palestinian State built on rule of law, with equal rights for all," he told the virtual meeting.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree earlier this month announcing parliamentary and presidential elections will be held starting in May, marking the first vote across the Occupied Territories in 15 years.
President Abbas was elected in 2005 and his Fatah party controls the Palestinian National Authority, which is based in the Occupied West Bank.
The militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, won parliamentary elections held a year later.
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