# Carney Holds Palestinian Authority to Account on Elections

> Canada holds Palestinian Authority accountable for election delays.
- Title: Carney Holds Palestinian Authority to Account on Elections
- Summary: Canada holds Palestinian Authority accountable for election delays. Canada will hold Palestinian Authority to account for postponing legislative elections to…
- Keywords: palestinian authority, canada, elections, palestine, mark carney, mohammad abbas, parliament hill, legislative elections, palestinian national authority, hamas, israel, gideon saar
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/carney-says-canada-is-holding-the-palestinian-authority-to-account-on-elections-commitment
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- Topics: palestinian authority, canada, elections, palestine, mark carney, mohammad abbas, parliament hill, legislative elections, palestinian national authority, hamas, israel, gideon saar
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Canada will hold Palestinian Authority to account for postponing legislative elections to 2027.