Palestinian president Abbas postpones legislative, presidential elections to September 2027

• Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday decreed that presidential and legislative elections both be held on September 11, 2027, postponing the previously scheduled legislative polls, according to official Palestinian media.
• "Abbas issued a presidential decree on Saturday calling for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections to be held on September 11, 2027," his office said in a statement published by the Wafa news agency.
• The legislative polls, which the international community has strongly advocated for, had been due to take place on November 28 this year, while a presidenti