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PA polls close: Initial results indicate Fatah victory
Jerusalem Post ^ | January 25, 2006 | KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Posted on 01/25/2006 10:27:59 AM PST by West Coast Conservative

Fatah emerged as the biggest party in Palestinian parliament elections, but Hamas came in as a strong second, a Palestinian polling official said Wednesday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Fatah won more than 42 percent of the vote and Hamas more than 34 percent, based on exit polling of 6,500 voters.

The offiical declined to give exact figures until the exit poll is published later Wednesday.

Polling stations across the West Bank and Gaza Strip closed on time, at 7 p.m. after 12 hours of voting, the Palestinian Central Election Commission announced.

Security forces closed the gates, but voters still inside the stations were allowed to finish voting, said Ahmed Dweik, a senior official in the commission.

While the overall voter turnout in Wednesday's Palestinian Authority parliamentary elections was over 60 percent, comparatively few of the 6,300 Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem wound up voting.

In other Palestinian areas, residents streamed to the voting booths in large numbers, while the Palestinian Authority maintained its declared state of emergency in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to ensure a smooth and secure election.

After casting his vote, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready to resume peace talks with Israel, even if Hamas joins his government. "We are partners with the Israelis. They don't have the right to choose their partner. But if they are seeking a Palestinian partner, this partner exists," he said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abbas; election; fatah; gaza; hamas; pa; paelection; pullmyfinger; terrorism; thestinkypeteparty; westbank
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To: West Coast Conservative

Emphasize INITIAL


21 posted on 01/25/2006 12:37:03 PM PST by conservative barking moonbat (1984 Light years from home)
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To: West Coast Conservative
"We are partners with the Israelis. They don't have the right to choose their partner. But if they are seeking a Palestinian partner, this partner exists," he said.

Now thats a statement worthy of recognition as one of the greatest oxymoron's of all time.

22 posted on 01/25/2006 1:05:39 PM PST by EGPWS
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To: West Coast Conservative

great news, one terrorist group beats another terrorist group in a DEMOCRATIC election.


23 posted on 01/25/2006 1:13:15 PM PST by dutch52
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To: West Coast Conservative

Have the votes from West Palm Beach been counted yet?


24 posted on 01/25/2006 1:31:27 PM PST by VanDeKoik (Have a Merry Tuesday and a Happy Day After Thursday.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

It doesn't matter who wins because they'll just kill each other anyway.


25 posted on 01/25/2006 3:03:10 PM PST by Wasanother (Terrorist come in many forms but all are RATS.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Oh, I get it. Chaka Fatah!

Sorry, I am a bit slow tonight. :^>

26 posted on 01/25/2006 3:32:05 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

Please stop. I just can't takes these jokes any fatah!


27 posted on 01/25/2006 5:15:38 PM PST by Blowtorch
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To: Tarkin

Hahahahahah exactly what I thunk


28 posted on 01/25/2006 5:24:42 PM PST by Ma3lst0rm (The government definition of diligence is drowning oneself in a teaspoon of water.)
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To: Tarkin
Damn, I didn't know that they were so strong in Pennsylvania.

It would explain the poll showing Santorum down 50% to 40%.
29 posted on 01/25/2006 7:46:29 PM PST by Third Order
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To: Tarkin
I could have sworn that the thread was about this guy:

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Philadelphia)
30 posted on 01/25/2006 8:09:16 PM PST by AmishDude
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To: William Creel
From what I hear, the Palestinians would never get along with the indigenous microorganisms there. Thus, there would be decades of strife between them.
32 posted on 01/25/2006 9:07:03 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (A Liberal: One who demands half of your pie because he didn't bake one.)
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To: VanDeKoik
Have the votes from West Palm Beach been counted yet?

Does anyone know if PA are using the evil Diebold machines?

33 posted on 01/25/2006 9:17:32 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin during wartime considered Sedition?)
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To: West Coast Conservative

This would be a good sign.


34 posted on 01/25/2006 9:22:01 PM PST by sangrila
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To: oldleft

"Lesser of two evils.

Kind of like asking which better, al-Qaeda or the Baath Party."


Foreign policy in this world usually involves choosing between the lesser of two evils. I think in both the instance you provided and the one in Palestine there is a clear lesser. It is the Baath and Fatah. All may be evil by our standards, but Hamas and al-Qaeda are clearly more fanatical in my opinion. The Baath and al-Qaeda are going extinct so screw them both anyway.

This is not an endorsement of these crazies. It is just an observation. I am hopeful that Hamas lost though because there clearly is a difference.


35 posted on 01/25/2006 9:28:23 PM PST by sangrila
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To: AmishDude

That's what I thought, too. :-)


36 posted on 01/25/2006 10:12:42 PM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Where are the dems to protest the exit polls showing Fatah winning not matching the reality of Hamas's victory?

It must be Diebold! It must be Halliburton! It must be Rove!


37 posted on 01/26/2006 4:58:07 AM PST by Personal Responsibility (Amnesia is a train of thought.)
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To: TheBrotherhood

Is this good or bad? The choice was Israel hating terrorist or Israel hating terrorist. The Israel hating terroists won and will share power with the other Israel hating terrorists.


38 posted on 01/26/2006 7:36:19 AM PST by Galveston Grl (Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
The AP is saying that Hamas won by a significant margin... seems to be some confusion here.
39 posted on 01/26/2006 7:53:02 AM PST by conservative physics
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To: conservative physics

The AP must be lying, as usual.


40 posted on 01/26/2006 12:41:26 PM PST by TheBrotherhood
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