Palestinian official on US assurances of Jerusalem election participation
Al-Jazeera TV, Doha
7 Dec 04
Chief Palestinian negotiator Dr Sa’ib Urayqat has said that the US
side has assured Palestinians that voting in occupied Jerusalem in
the presidential and legislative elections, which are scheduled to
be held on 9 January, would be subject to the same criteria adopted
in the 1996 elections.
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[Urayqat] We have received assurances that the elections scheduled to
be held on 9 January would be subject to the same administrative and
security arrangements made in the 1996 elections. This means that the
Palestinian people residing in Jerusalem will participate in these
elections, just as they did in the 1996 elections, and will follow
the same guidelines they followed then.
[Al-Jazeera correspondent] Meaning five centres –
[Urayqat, interrupting] Five polling centres will be set up in five
post offices in Jerusalem. From what I remember, those offices
were located in the Salah-al-Din Road, Al-Armani [the Armenian]
neighbourhood, Shu’fat, Al-Tur and Bayt Haninah. The polling will
take place in five centres under international supervision, and the
Palestinian Central Elections Commission will supervise the entire
process.