Fatah Congress to Convene in November, Says Official

Ramallah, 17 Myharram 1438/18 October 2016 (MINA) – Fatah plans to hold its seventh congress in November, Fahmi Zaarir, deputy secretary of Fatah Revolutionary Council, said on Monday.

Speaking to Voice of Palestine, Zaarir, who is also spokesman for the preparatory committee for the congress, said preparations are underway for convening the seventh congress and most of the preparation should be completed by the end of this week.

He said that a month after holding the Fatah congress, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is going to convene a meeting for the Palestinian National Council, the Palestinian parliament in exile.

Fatah became the dominant force in Palestinian politics after the Six-Day War in 1967.

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It had been closely identified with the leadership of its founder Yasser Arafat, until his death in 2004.

Since Arafat’s departure, factionalism within the ideologically diverse movement has become more apparent. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)