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| Palestinian PM quits, says Hamas must form governmemt |
| 2006-01-26 |
| RAMALLAH, West Bank : Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei announced his resignation and said the radical Islamist group Hamas must form the next government after the general election. The announcement came as Hamas looked set for a stunning victory over Fatah in the Palestinian election, plunging the stalled Middle East peace process into further turmoil. Senior officials from Fatah, the movement which has dominated Palestinian politics for years, privately acknowledged that they had been beaten into second place by Hamas which was contesting its first parliamentary election. The central elections commission said the official result would not be announced until 7 pm (1700 GMT), but Hamas was confident that it would now have an absolute majority in the 132-seat parliament. 'It's all happening' as they say in the cricket. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #3 I wonder if it's because he knows the feces are headed for the whirling blades - or if he figures he's squirreled away enough cash. Or both. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-26 11:27 |
| #2 Lucky Mr. Abbas finally has a face-saving pass to get out of town without being killed first by either his enemies, his rivals or his friends, who would at some point have realized that he'd betrayed the Revolution. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-26 07:59 |
| #1 Sounds like Ahmad's had it!! |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2006-01-26 07:56 |