The Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman, Hanna Nasir, received today the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Special Representative to Palestine, Yvonne Helle, at the CEC headquarters in Al-Bireh to brief the representative on the recent electoral proceedings and preparations underway for the upcoming 2021 Palestinian elections. The Chairman also informed the representative of the conclusion of the nomination period for the Legislative Council elections, and the commencement of the election campaigning stage set to take place next month.

The Central Elections Commission (CEC) held a meeting to issue its decision on 231 objections submitted against electoral lists and candidates nominated for Legislative Council membership. 

The Central Elections Commission (CEC) announced today the end of the period for objections to lists and candidates nominated for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Council elections.

The Central Elections Commission (CEC) will continue to receive objections to the names of electoral lists and candidates nominated for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Council elections at all of its headquarters and offices in the West Bank and Gaza Strip until 4pm on Thursday. The CEC has issued decisions on the four objections received until yesterday evening.