(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - PA Chairman Abbas is expected to visit Cairo soon for talks with President Mubarak on the possibility of delaying next month's parliamentary elections, PA officials in Ramallah said on Tuesday. According to the officials, Egypt supports postponing the elections for fear that Hamas would score a landslide victory. Abbas is also under tremendous pressure from many members of Fatah to call off the elections because of the continued power struggle in the ruling party. However, PA chief negotiator Saeb Erekat warned on Tuesday that "postponing the elections will lead to violence, chaos, and bloodshed." Hamas said Tuesday that parliamentary elections were the only way to rid the Palestinians of the many crises they are facing.
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