RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Voter registration closed across the West Bank on Sunday ahead of municipal elections on April 25, when Palestinians will cast ballots to elect 420 local councils, a rare democratic exercise in the Israeli-occupied territory.
Voting will also take place in central Gaza for the Deir Al-Balah council, a spokesman for the Ramallah-based Central Election Commission told AFP.
“The elections in both the West Bank and in (Deir el-Balah) Gaza will be organized on April 25,” Farid Tumallah said.
“Registration of candidates will open on February 23 for a period of one week,” he added.
President Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah movement is widely expected to dominate candidate lists, with the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority exercising tight political control.
