"Fatah kicked off the three-day Eighth General Conference in Ramallah on Thursday to elect a new central committee, its highest leadership body, for the first time in 10 years as it faces existential challenges in the wake of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza."
"We renew our full commitment to continuing work on implementing all the reform measures we pledged, Abbas said in an address. He also pledged to hold new elections, though he did not provide a timeline."
"Late on Thursday, Abbas was unanimously re-elected as leader of the Fatah movement and, by extension, will remain head of the central committee, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa."
"Abbas and the Palestinian Authority are under mounting pressure from the United States, the European Union and Arab states to implement reforms and hold elections, amid widespread accusations of corruption and political stagnation, as well as the body's declining legitimacy among Palestinians."
Mahmoud Abbas was unanimously re-elected leader of the Fatah movement at its Eighth General Conference in Ramallah, after a decade without such elections for the central committee. Abbas pledged to continue implementing reform measures and to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections, without providing a timeline. The conference aims to elect a new central committee, which is expected to be central to leadership planning after Abbas. Pressure is increasing from the United States, the European Union, and Arab states to deliver reforms and elections amid accusations of corruption and political stagnation. Fatah faces existential challenges following Israel’s war on Gaza, and key figures seen as potential successors include Jibril Rajoub and Hussein al-Sheikh.
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