The impending exit of Abbas has been so for at least the last four years. Yet, his Emir'ship rolls on.
There are lots of scenarios to explore with his eventual retirement but given the nature of typical islamist dictatordhips, the dictator who succeeds him will likely be just another dictator.
There are lots of scenarios to explore with his eventual retirement but given the nature of typical islamist dictatordhips, the dictator who succeeds him will likely be just another dictator.
A look at the impending political turmoil after Abbas | PMW Analysis
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is almost 86. He is now in the 17th year of his first four-year term as PA Chairman. In addition to being PA Chairman, Abbas is also the head of the PLO and the Fatah faction
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A look at the impending political turmoil after Abbas
Maurice Hirsch, Adv. | Aug 22, 2021PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is almost 86. He is now in the 17th year of his first four-year term as PA Chairman. In addition to being PA Chairman, Abbas is also the head of the PLO and the Fatah faction.
In theory, after Abbas, the PA will need to hold elections to decide who will lead the organization.
Palestinian opinion polls show that the leading candidate to replace Abbas is Marwan Barghouti, a terrorist convicted for his part in the murder of five people, who is currently serving five consecutive life sentences in an Israeli prison.
In general elections, Hamas, an internationally designated terror organization, would most probably win control of the PA.
In the absence of any real democratic culture, it is quite possible that Abbas will be replaced by one of the other Fatah leaders vying to inherit his position.