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Palestinian group to pick Abbas

Edited on Mon Nov-22-04 04:49 PM by alexisfree

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4033943.stm

The main Palestinian political faction Fatah is set to pick Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat in January's presidential poll.

"We decided... to have... as the candidate for president of the Palestinian Authority," social affairs minister Intissar al-Wazir said.

The nomination will be put to the Fatah council for approval, she added.

Mr Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, is seen as a moderate and he has frequently negotiated with Israel.

The 69-year-old was named as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation after Arafat died.

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