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| Abbas: I have no plans to run in PA elections |
| 2002-12-10 |
| The No. 2 man in the PLO, Mahmoud Abbas, said Monday that he had no plans to run in the upcoming Palestinian general elections."I don't know who nominated me, but I have no desire to run in the elections," explained Abbas, who is known as Abu Mazen. He was commenting on rumors according to which he was contemplating presenting his candidacy for Palestinian Authority Chairman. "I have no desire to participate in the elections," Abbas added. "All my life I never liked running in elections, even for student unions. I always like to stay away from the spotlight." People in the spotlight tend to become targets. Abbas told the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that he first heard that he was a candidate from the media. He emphasized that no one has offered him to run in the elections or to accept the job of prime minister in the Palestinian Authority. "If nominated I will not run. If elected, I'll run like hell." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 LOL! That's a good one! I'll have to remember it! |
| Posted by: Ptah 2002-12-10 20:33:09 |