Hamas awaiting answers regarding municipal elections in West Bank

Hamas yesterday expressed its unhappiness regarding the setting of a date for municipal elections in occupied West Bank before a national agreement is reached, the Safa news agency reported.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri said his movement is “sad” about this unilateral measure, which ignores the Palestinian national movement.

In addition, he said that his movement had been waiting for the head of the Elections Committee, Hanna Naser, to answer questions given to him during his last meeting with Hamas officials regarding the municipal elections.

“We are still waiting for the answers to these questions in order to announce our final position regarding these elections,” Abu-Zuhri said

On 8 October, the PA Ministerial Council decided to carry out municipal elections and authorised the Elections Central Committee to start preparing for the elections and to take all the measures needed to carry them out on time.