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Palestine: Fatah re-elects Abbas as party chair

PALESTINE’S governing Fatah party kicked off its seventh congress in Ramallah yesterday — marking the 69th anniversary of the partition of its homeland.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas won another term as chairman of the party, the largest and dominant faction in the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).

Mr Abbas, who has chaired the party since 2005, was chosen by consensus following his nomination by the party’s executive committee.

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