Dahlan, Qureia vie to succeed Abbas as Fatah chief

[oberliner]

Elections for Fatah's main governing bodies, the Central Committee and the Revolutionary Council, were expected to take place on Sunday, with two party strongmen, Mohammed Dahlan and Ahmed Qureia leading the nominee list for leadership posts.

On Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was re-elected to chair the Central Committee at the party's first convention in two decades, held in the West Bank city of Bethlehem since last Tuesday.

Sunday's election was to name the 18 members of the Central Committee, who will be joined by four members to be named by the committee itself. In addition, elections for the 120-member Fatah Revolutionary Council were also scheduled for Sunday.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1106243.html

Some very interesting goings on at this Fatah convention.

[LeftishBrit]

1. Have any decisions been reached about the leadership positions?

I was looking but couldn't find anything new.

[oberliner]

2. I believe they are in the process of voting right now

I'll post the results on here as soon as they become available (unless someone else beats me to it). I believe the results will not be released until Tuesday morning.

[azurnoir]

4. Apparent upsets in Fatah leadership election

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By far the most significant upset is the ousting of Ahmad Quriea, the head of the Palestinian negotiating team and Fatah’s Organization and Mobilization department. A key member of the Fatah establishment in the West Bank, Quriea organized the Fatah conference himself, and according to many sources added extra delegates in an attempt to increase his chances of reelection.

Among those likely to win seats for the first time on the committee is jailed resistance leader Marwan Al-Barghouthi, a favorite of the grassroots. Fatah’s relatively militant leader in Lebanon, Sultan Abul Aynein, also appears to have picked up a seat.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=218180

[oberliner]

3. Young leaders dominate Fatah vote

Younger leaders have gained powerful posts in Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, early results from its first poll in 20 years show.

Mr Abbas remains the head, but several veterans apparently lost seats on the powerful central committee.

Popular jailed leader Marwan Barghouti, and influential Mohammad Dahlan, who is disliked by supporters of rival faction Hamas, were both set to gain seats.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8194552.stm

[azurnoir]

5. see # 4

I posted it in the wrong place:blush: