The new Palestinian authorities, led by Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, ought to put together for holding legislative and presidential elections in all Palestinian governorates, particularly in East Jerusalem, President Mahmoud Abbas stated on Sunday.
Abbas’s remarks got here on the event of the brand new authorities’s swearing-in ceremony, in accordance with the Palestinian news company Wafa.
The new Palestinian authorities was sworn in on Sunday night, succeeding the federal government of Mohammed Shtayyeh who resigned in February.
The new authorities’s “tasks include unifying the nation’s institutions, maximizing relief and reconstruction efforts in Gaza and the West Bank, and reviving the economy,” Abbas stated.
“The government must prepare for legislative and presidential elections in all governorates of the homeland, with East Jerusalem at the forefront,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr