The Elections Ad Hoc Sector Working Group - Palestine (EAH SWG), convened today, Wednesday, for one of its regular meetings at the Head Quarters (HQ) of the Central Elections Commission (CEC) in Al-Bireh, chaired by Dr. Rami Hamdallah, CEC’s Chairman.

The Central Elections Commission (CEC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education conducted a centralized training targeting the CEC and Ministry’s staff throughout the districts of the West Bank, who will be supervising the implementation of the “Student-Activities Committees” project.

The Central Elections Commission (CEC) through its “Electoral Awareness Center – EAC” at its HQ in Al-Bireh received approximately 70 children (males and females) by collaborating with Defense the Children International. This visit was the first to the recently established EAC, after being equipped with the necessary equipment and devices allowing participants to experience voting through the use of virtual reality in addition to other sections.

President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decision appointing Mr. Ma’moun Abdelhadi Hasan Abu Shahla as one of the commissioners at the Central Elections Commission (CEC) starting June 13, 2025