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"There has not yet been an announcement that reconciliation failed - despite some setbacks," the lawmaker said in an interview.
Independents are studying the latest setback, in which Hamas refused to sign a reconciliation document sponsored by Egypt, Al-Wadiyeh insisted, noting that talks were being conducted outside the media.
He also called the right to vote sacracant, and condemned efforts from any one side to prevent Palestinians from casting their ballot should elections be held on 24 January 2010 as announced by President Mahmoud Abbas earlier this month.