Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years
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Palestinians voted in local elections on Saturday that, for the first time in two decades, include Gaza and will gauge the political mood as
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Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years
Palestinians voted in local elections on Saturday that, for the first time in two decades, include Gaza and will gauge the political mood as Israel's province seeks to destroy any future for a Palestinian province.
The West Bank-based Palestinian Body (PA) hopes the symbolic inclusion of the Gaza metro of Deir al-Balah will reinforce its assertion to body over the territory from which it was ousted by Hamas in 2007.
Gazans, who are struggling to meet their basic needs in the devastated enclave, welcomed the opportunity to vote.
"As a Palestinian and a son of the Gaza Strip, I feel proud that after this conflict the democratic process is returning," stated voter Mamdouh al-Bhaisi, 52, at the Deir al-Balah balloting center.
Since a US-brokered temporary calm in Gaza between Hamas and Israel took effect in October, intermittent dialogue led by the United States have made little progress towards a settlement that envisages global monitoring of Gaza.
European and Arab governments broadly backing an eventual return of PA general administration in Gaza, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian province comprising Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank, where the PA exercises limited self-rule under Israeli occupation.
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