Abbas (Arafat in a suit) knew this would happen. He never intended for elections to be held. He will remain PA Chairman for years.
(IsraelNN.com) The chairman of the Palestinian Authority central elections committee has officially informed PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that elections cannot be held for a new chairman and legislature on January 24, as scheduled, possibly giving him an escape route from an impulsive decision to abandon his post as PA chairman. More
