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| 2nd day of voter registration excellent: Palestinian official |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-09-05 17:59:45 |
RAMALLAH, Sept. 5
(Xinhuanet) -- Ali al-Jarbawi, secretary general of the Palestinian Elections
Central Committee said Sunday that the second day of voter registration was
excellent.
Jarbawi revealed that the highest percentage of
registration was in the northern West Bank town of Salfi and the central Gaza
Strip town of Deir el-Ballah.
He expressed hope that
other centers of registration in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem
would witness an increase in the number of voters.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was among the first to register in the
presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. However, he has not given a
specific date for holding it.
Jarbawi said some registration
centers were facing problems caused by the Israeli occupation, as many villages
near the West Bank cities of Jenin and Bethlehem were under
curfew.
"The Palestinian side is determined to finalize the
process of voter registration despite obstacles and difficulties," he said. "We
are studying all options, including the extension of the term for
registration."
Under the basic law, voter registration should not take more than five weeks, but Jarbawi suggested that the term might be extended by over five weeks. Enditem |
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