Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday announced the new edition of the Palestinian electoral law, which was given adjustments favorable to Abbas' Fatah against the rival Hamas in the future elections.
Abbas ratified the Palestinian elections law from being half proportional and half constituencies to become fully proportional.
The proportional system means that a list of candidates is presented by each competing party or movement, and the Palestinians all over the territories will be asked to vote for the list.
The constituency system is that each district in
During last elections in January 2006 where the two systems were followed, Abbas' Fatah movement did very well in the proportional system but suffered a great loss in the constituencies system, Palestinian observers said.
Palestinian voters balloted for a 66-candidate list in the proportional system while another 66 candidates have to be elected in the constituencies. The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is comprised of 132 members.
Hamas defeated Fatah overwhelmingly in 2006 legislative elections, during which it won a large majority in the district voting prior to the end of the national voting.
The overhaul of the law was seen as the latest measure taken by Abbas in competing with the rival Hamas, which stands against his power in
