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DFLP official: Egyptian proposal needs "upgrading" | ||
2009-09-14 | ||
Ma'an -- The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) would like to see the Egyptian proposal for Palestinian unity developed further, member of the party's politburo Saleh Zeidan said Sunday.
Like the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which delivered their response earlier in the day, Zeidan said he was very much in favor of holding elections for the presidency and the legislative council on 25 January 2010 based on full proportional representation. The Egyptian proposal suggested a mixed elections system with 25% proportional and 75% constituency based, and also suggested pushing back the elections date to "the first half of 2010." He further expressed concern over the re-assembly of joint security forces. The Egyptian plan put forward a scheme where the forces would be joined under the supervision of Egyptian and Arab forces. The DFLP said they worried that the newly rejoined forces would be too fragile to be effective, based on continued factional concerns and a weak control mechanism. Zeidan noted that the DFLP would present an official and more detailed commentary on the report in the coming days.
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