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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 11:08 PM
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Abbas swears in new cabinet without Fatah support
Bethlehem – Ma’an – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a replacement caretaker government on Tuesday evening, with Salam Fayyad to stay on as prime minister.

The parliament bloc of Abbas' own Fatah movement said it would refuse to support the new government, though two Fatah-lawmakers were sworn in Tuesday. Two other Fatah-affiliated lawmakers tapped for the new government, Rabiha Diab and Issa Qaraqe refused Abbas offer to join the government.

Fatah Deputy Ashraf Jum'a confirmed his party would boycott Fayyad's government because it was “formed in an illegal way,” and without consulting Fatah.

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=37929

Can someone help explain this? Fatah is not supporting the Fatah-dominated government because it was formed without consulting Fatah?

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