In a cynical exploitation of power, Abbas ignores much needed gov’t reform as elections are already 10 years overdue and the Palestinian parliament hasn’t sat for 9 years, Abbas created “another judicial body by presidential decree in order to, among other things, approve presidential decrees.”
By REUTERS
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has quietly established a constitutional court that analysts say concentrates more power in his hands and may allow him to sideline the Islamist group Hamas in the event of a succession struggle.
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