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 | | From: | United Press International | | Subject: | Massive resignation in Palestinian CEC | | Date: | Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:10:03 EST |
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GAZA, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- At least 45 members of the
Palestinian Central Elections Commission in the West Bank town of
Ramallah resigned Saturday, Palestinian sources said.
Sources told UPI the mass resignation was to protest changes
in the voting procedure, which the CEC made under duress during the
presidential election last Sunday.
The sources, requesting anonymity, said shots were fired at
CEC headquarters while commissioners were meeting to discuss a
request to extend voting hours.
One of the militants involved in the gunfire was recognized
as a member of the Palestinian intelligence security forces in the
West Bank, the sources said.
Neither Palestinian officials nor security intelligence
would comment on the report.
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