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Article: Palestinian President Abbas, critical of peace process, says won't seek reelection.(WORLD)(President Mahmoud Abbas)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- November 5, 2009
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Byline: Ilene R. Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Jerusalem -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he's made up his mind once and for all: There will be elections in January - and he will not be a candidate in them.
Mr. Abbas's announcement Thursday night was the pinnacle of a dramatic day's events in which he gathered together his closest allies and senior members of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) to tell them that he was fed up and would not seek reelection.
Abbas's statement comes on the heels of an intense but largely unsuccessful week of US diplomatic activity aimed at restarting ...