Palestinians in Syria decline council posts, seek elections
The article focused on the rejection by Palestinian Syrians of conducting the Palestinian National Council elections through factional quotas and appointments. They demand direct and fair elections supervised by an independent authority to ensure equitable and comprehensive representation of Palestinians both in the homeland and the diaspora. The group emphasized the need to rebuild the organization’s legitimacy through free and transparent elections and to stop using the electoral process to enhance the Palestinian Authority’s leadership or to link it with external interests. They also condemned the existing frameworks that utilize elections to strengthen the Palestinian Authority’s control over Palestinian institutions, calling for the adoption of a secret and direct voting system that allows independents and national components to run, in order to guarantee genuine representation of the Palestinian people.
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