Hamas ‘to join local Palestinian polls’

‘The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says it will take part in local Palestinian elections, ending its boycott of the ballot in favor of potential national reconciliation.
On Friday, the movement said it would join the vote that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered to be held across the Palestinian territories in October.
The movement had been boycotting the vote since 2007, when it rose to power in the coastal enclave.
Interviewed by the Middle East Eye, Ahmed Yousef, a Hamas spokesman, said, “We hope that this election will help national reconciliation if we succeeded to have transparent election as this could lay the foundation for the general election in the future.”’
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