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Will Palestine amend its local council electoral law, again?

Following the postponement of local elections, the Palestinian government has started making contacts with the Palestinian factions to agree on a new formula for the elections, and one of the proposed ideas is amending electoral law No. 10 of 2005 to establish a court competent to settle local elections issues.

Ahmad Melhem
Ahmad Melhem
Oct 18, 2016
Palestinians demonstrate in front of the hight court in the West Bank city of Ramallah calling authorities not to postpone local elections, on September 21, 2016. Palestinian municipal polls scheduled for October 8 were officially postponed after a court delayed a ruling on whether to hold the first vote since 2006 to include both Fatah and Hamas. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinians demonstrate in front of the high court calling on authorities not to postpone local elections, Ramallah, West Bank, Sept. 21, 2016. — ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images

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