These elections would have been the first by both Hamas and Fatah since 2006, and 416 municipalities were supposed to be up for election. However, only 196 of those were being contested by multiple lists. In total, 860 electoral lists registered to compete. A popular Facebook group, The Palestine Project, noted that “the dilemma for Palestinians is that even if free democratic and fair elections are held, the prospects of genuine change remain dim.”
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