The CFR has a linkful article on tomorrow’s Palestinian elections.
Charles Franklin has the polling.
And Matthew Shugart moves from Canada to the Middle East and takes a look as well.
Meanwhile, the CSM discusses: Why Hamas is gaining in Palestinian polls and notes the following:
According to the latest figures from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, based in Ramallah, 42 percent of Palestinians will vote for Fatah, while 35 percent will vote for the Hamas-backed Change and Reform Party.But it is unclear how Hamas’s popularity will translate into policy. The group, which is responsible for the greatest number of suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians, only recently became involved in municipal, let alone national, governance.
On the one hand, it is easy to be skeptical about anything associated with Hamas, given their involvement with terrorism. On the other, if the group (or even just parts of it) could make a transition form violence to electoral politics, that would be a boon for the people of the region.
would that be the middle east equivalent of Sinn Fein?
Comment by bryan — Tuesday, January 24, 2024 @ 9:55 pm