Gaza’s ruling faction Hamas said that they’re ready to hold Palestinian elections for the first time in almost 13 years, AP news agency reported on Monday.
Leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh announced the proposition after a meeting with the head of the Palestinian Central Election Commission, Hanna Nasser.
The last time elections were held in the West Bank and Gaza was in 2006, when the militant group Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, won the parliament.
If a decision to hold elections will come into fruition, it may be a potentially significant step to end a 12-year split with the rival Palestinian Authority, according to AP.
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