The Palestinian vice-president announced on Friday, 9 October 2026, that the legislative elections had been postponed, attributing the inability to hold them to deteriorating conditions, according to statements carried by Reuters. The Palestinian vice-president said the elections could not be held amid the deteriorating conditions, announcing the postponement of the legislative poll.
Decree expected to formalise postponement of legislative elections
The announcement came in two successive statements attributed to him, conveying the decision to postpone the elections and the reason preventing the vote from being held. In a later development, a Palestinian source said President Mahmoud Abbas would issue a decree postponing the legislative elections. The expected issuance of the decree remains a statement attributed to the Palestinian source, while the announcement of the postponement and the explanation for the decision came from the Palestinian vice-president.
The development combines a political announcement postponing the elections with an anticipated presidential step to formalise the decision through a decree issued by Abbas.
The vice-president linked the inability to hold the vote to deteriorating conditions, without setting a new date for it.
