Palestinian Authority subject new decree if Abbas unable to guide

President Mahmoud Abbas issued a brand new decree on Sunday outlining what’s going to occur if the Palestinian Authority presidency turns into vacant. 

Underneath the brand new guidelines, the deputy chair of the PLO Govt Committee will quickly take over as president if there isn’t a Palestinian Legislative Council.

The brand new decree states that an election for a brand new president should be held inside 90 days – however this may be prolonged if circumstances forestall voting.

Abbas launched the decree as an try to “defend the Palestinian political system” and guarantee a “peaceable switch of energy by way of free and truthful elections.”