Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) November 1, 2016 – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday that his Fatah party will hold its first congress since 2009 at the end of November.
A unanimous decision was taken by Fatah’s senior most body, the central committee, to convene the congress on November 29 in the West Bank city of Ramallah, he said in a statement.
The central committee chaired by Abbas is the backbone of Fatah, tasked with developing and implementing the party’s strategy.
The congress is expected to elect a new 23-member central committee as well a 132-strong revolutionary council, which is considered Fatah’s parliament.
The congress will be the seventh since Fatah — the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization — was founded nearly 60 years ago.