Palestinians Wait for Hours to Cast Votes; Turnout May Reach 90% in Town, Village Elections
The Columbian › December 24, 2004
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JERICHO, West Bank Thousands of voters overwhelmed polling stations in scattered West Bank towns and villages on Thursday as Palestinians voted in their first local elections in nearly three decades.
The polls gave Palestinians in 26 small communities a democratic dry run ahead of Jan. 9 elections to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority.See the full content of this document
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Palestinians Wait for Hours to Cast Votes; Turnout May Reach 90% in Town, Village Elections
They also marked the first head-to-head electoral matchup...
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