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Palestinians establish vice presidency post, no candidate named yet
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Posted on April 24, 2025
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Palestinian leadership creates a vice president role to address succession concerns, with Mahmoud Abbas retaining control over appointments.
RAMALLAH (Reuters) - The Palestinian leadership approved the creation of the position of vice president of Mahmoud Abbas, and possibly his successor, on Thursday, a step widely seen as needed to assuage international doubts over Palestinian leadership.
A statement published by state news agency WAFA said 170 members of the Palestinian Central Council, the Palestinians' highest decision-making body, voted in favour of the decision, while one member voted against it and another abstained.
They have not immediately appointed someone to the role. According to the statement, Abbas has the right to assign tasks to the deputy, relieve him of his post, or accept his resignation.
Abbas, 89, has headed the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) since the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 but has for years resisted internal reforms, including the naming of a successor.
The Western-backed Palestinian Authority exercises limited rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and has not governed Gaza since fighting a civil war with Hamas in 2007.
(Reporting by Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
The creation of a vice president role by Palestinian leadership to address succession and governance concerns.
To address international concerns over Palestinian leadership and succession planning.
Mahmoud Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority since 2004.
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