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Palestinians vote in local elections in Israel-occupied West Bank
short by Atharva Pande / on Saturday, 11 December, 2021
Palestinians cast their votes across 154 village councils in the municipal elections held in the Israel-occupied region of West Bank amid resentment against President Mahmoud Abbas. The polls scheduled for April were postponed by Abbas citing Israeli curbs on Palestinian voting in East Jerusalem. Municipal elections are typically held every four to five years and last took place in 2017.
read more at Reuters