Current sectionMiddle East NewsAnalysis The Palestinian Authority announced elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council in November, with Dahlan and Barghouti leading in polls. Abbas will have to decide if he seeks reconciliation, as uncertainty pervades regarding the voting processShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJack Khoury05:59 PM • August 27 2026 IDTAfter two decades without general elections in the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian political system is once again talking about slates, candidates and alliances. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PLOPalestinian reconciliationPalestinian AuthorityHamasWest BankFatahEast JerusalemMahmoud AbbasGazaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Hasan PikerPro-IsraelOfer WinterSyriaPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAhead of PA Elections, Dahlan Explores anti-Abbas Alliance With HamasCraving a Cool Midsummer Dip? Ein Lavan Is Your Best Bet Near JerusalemIsrael's Opposition Is Again Looking for Salvation in the Wrong PlacesMark Ruffalo Is Right: Calling Out Power Doesn't Make You an AntisemiteSlovenia PM Confirms Country Blocked EU Condemnation of W. Bank Settlement PlanRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' Gaza'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Germany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?