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Source: http://www.palestine-info.net/english/publish/article_13167.shtml
Fatah Postpones Internal Elections
(Palestinian Information Center-UK) Some Fatah leaders in the West Bank have strongly criticized the postponement of Fatah internal elections until after the legislative elections, as decided in a Fatah executive committee meeting in Amman. Hani al-Masri, a columnist affiliated with Fatah, wrote on Tuesday of the senior Fatah leadership: "They are clinging to their chairs, they realize that Fatah's rank and file and grass-root supporters will not elect them." Masri argued that the executive committee wanted the Fatah primaries to involve only hundreds of carefully-selected local leaders. He said the Fatah old guard are worried that their chances of getting elected will diminish drastically if thousands of young Fatah members are allowed to choose Fatah's candidates for the legislative elections.