RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas has tentatively agreed to some compromises regarding elections in the Palestinian territories, though it has a series of demands it believes are essential for the process to be successful.
Hamas announced it approves of holding presidential and legislative elections in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. The movement's political bureau head, Ismail Haniyeh, delivered the news at a press conference following an Oct. 28 meeting in Gaza of Hamas, other Palestinian factions and a Central Elections Commission delegation.