Palestinian elections, finally: significance, challenges and European responsibilities

Abstract: 2021 is shaping up to be a year of elections for the Palestinians, both in the Palestinian Territories and across the world. Three ballots are scheduled for the institutions of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). It is still unclear whether they will all take place as planned. The PA elections certainly have an important role to play in integrating the younger generations in the Terri­tories, restoring political accountability and reinstating democratic checks and bal­ances. The elections to the Palestinian National Council - the PLO’s parliament in exile - would be even more significant and a crucial step towards creating a repre­sentative organ and establishing the basis for an inclusive discussion about the lib­eration movement’s future strategy and the role of the PA. The EU and its member states have been calling for years for the Palestinian leadership to revive the democratic process and overcome the Fatah/Hamas split. They shoul

Alternative title
Das palästinensische Superwahljahr: Bedeutung, Herausforderungen und europäische Handlungsoptionen
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 5 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
SWP Comment ; Bd. 24/2021

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2021
Creator
Contributor
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

DOI
10.18449/2021C24
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-74043-3
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Asseburg, Muriel
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2021

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