https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/abbas-delays-palestinian-elections-again-making-more-than-two-decades-without-voteContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/abbas-delays-palestinian-elections-again-making-more-than-two-decades-without-votehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/abbas-delays-palestinian-elections-again-making-more-than-two-decades-without-vote#u125038Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:06:33 +0000Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has postponed the legislative council and presidential elections to September 11, 2027. This decision extends a nearly twenty-year wait for voters, as Palestinians have not held a legislative vote since 2006, when Hamas won a majority of seats. The delay comes despite Western pressure and widespread public anger over disregarded democratic hopes. International figures and foreign diplomats, including officials from France and the European Union along with Australia's Penny Wong, have urged the Palestinian Authority to hold elections without delay