"In the West Bank, nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote, while in Gaza, there are 70,000 eligible voters, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission."
"Most electoral lists in the elections are aligned with President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah, a secular-nationalist party, or running as independents."
"The vote in the West Bank will elect members of the local councils that supervise water, roads and electricity but which do not enact legislation."
"The vote in Gaza is being seen as largely symbolic, held only in Deir al-Balah as one of the few areas not to have experienced an Israeli ground invasion."
Municipal elections are taking place in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Deir el-Balah in Gaza, with 1.5 million registered voters in the West Bank and 70,000 in Gaza. The elections are the first since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023. Most candidates are aligned with Fatah, while Hamas is not participating. The elections in the West Bank will fill local council positions, while Gaza's vote is largely symbolic, aimed at reinforcing the Palestinian Authority's claim to authority after losing control to Hamas in 2007.
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