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In a televised address, Abbas -- who succeeded Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization and has served as PA president since 2005 -- said he has spoken with PLO leaders to let them know of his plans for the election he has called... Full Article at United Press International
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - There were no bids by younger Palestinian leaders on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas, who says he does not want to run for re-election in January. Full Article at ABC News
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JERUSALEM: The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has announced his intention not to seek re-election in January. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald
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Abbas has ordered presidential and parliamentary polls on January 24 [EPA] Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has said he will not seek re-election at a presidential poll he has called for in January and that he is not ready to debate the issue. Full Article at Al Jazeera
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian president says he doesn't want to run for re-election in the January balloting. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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I have told our brethren in the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organisation] ... that I have no desire to run in the forthcoming election
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When we didn't reach national reconciliation, we returned to the constitution and the law
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This decision is not one of bargaining, or a manoeuvre, at all ... I hope they understand this position of mine, taking note that there are other steps that I will take.
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President Abbas has said more than once that he does not want to be a candidate because of his feelings of great frustration about the American position on the peace process
– Nabil Shaath SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star
