# Abbas delays Palestinian elections, schedules presidential vote for September 2027

https://mins.news/en/video/94666

- France 24 English, 2026-10-10 16:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCfXANcrskA

> Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that legislative elections due next month would be postponed until September 11, 2027, and called for a presidential vote on the same day. He blamed Israel and security conditions in the Palestinian territories for the delay.

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