From Nationalpost · · 1m
Carney Holds Palestinian Authority to Account on Elections
Canada holds Palestinian Authority accountable for election delays.
In brief
Canada holds Palestinian Authority accountable for election delays. Canada will hold Palestinian Authority to account for postponing legislative elections to 2027. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Carney says Canada holds Palestinian Authority to account
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will hold the Palestinian National Authority to account on its commitment to hold legislative elections.
“We are certainly holding (the Palestinian Authority) to account”
Elections postponed to September 2027
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas postponed legislative elections from next month to September 2027.
Abbas cites Israeli obstacles
Palestine Liberation Organization blamed Israeli military raids, settlement expansion, withheld tax revenues and Gaza reconstruction delays for election postponement.
Israel criticizes Abbas
Israel Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar called Abbas’s election delay a lie to evade accountability.
“His attempt to drag Israel into this, falsely claiming that Israel imposed obstacles to holding elections, is yet another ridiculous lie designed to evade responsibility and accountability”
Canada supports free elections
Carney said Canada supports efforts to have free and fair elections in Palestine and will continue to do so.
International allies express concern
UK, Australia and France foreign ministers called on Palestinian Authority to reconsider election postponement and hold elections without delay.
The one thing
Canada will hold Palestinian Authority to account for postponing legislative elections to 2027.
