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Article: Hamas to lead future coalition government: spokesman
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 26, 2006
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Hamas to lead future coalition government: spokesman
GAZA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman of the Islamic Resistance
Movement (Hamas) said on Saturday that Hamas would lead any coming
national coalition government.
"All the issue of commissioning portfolios would be subject to
dialogue and negotiations, but Hamas would lead the government
because of its majority in the parliament," Sami Abu Zuhri told
reporters.
The aim of forming a national unity government was to "boost the
Palestinian's unity to face external challenges and break the siege
on the Palestinian people," he said.
On Aug. 17, President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail
Haneya agreed on forming a coalition government ...