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Hamas Bars PA from Arranging Gaza Vote
[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Hamas announced on Wednesday that it won't allow the Palestinian Authority to hold new presidential and parliamentary elections in Gaza on January 24, 2010, as announced by Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas' decision raises doubts regarding Abbas' ability to hold the elections on time. Hamas and other Palestinian factions have also declared their intention to boycott the vote, leaving Abbas' Fatah faction alone in the race. The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Interior said that Hamas was opposed to holding any elections before a "reconciliation" agreement was reached with Fatah, and pointed out that Abbas did not have the authority to issue a "presidential decree" calling for new elections.