Congratulations to Mahmoud Abbas – omorrow, Jan. 9, 2023, Abbas will start his 19th year of his first 4-year term as Chairman/Dictator of the PA. | PMW Analysis

Today, Jan. 8, 2023, Mahmoud Abbas is celebrating completing 18 years in his position as Chairman of the Palestinian Authority.
According to section 3(2) of the 2007 PA Law Pertaining the General Elections, “The presidential office term shall be four years. He/she shall not be elected for more than two terms.”
Abbas was elected in the last PA elections for the position of Chairman held on Jan. 9, 2005. In preparation for those elections, the PA Central Elections Committee reported that there were 1,760,481 registered voters. Hamas boycotted the elections, and only 802,077 actually cast their vote. Of those who voted, only 501,448 voted for Abbas. In other words, Abbas was elected by only 28% of the Palestinians eligible to vote.