Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not seek re-election in a January ballot. Skip related content
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Palestinian President Abbas 'bows out of poll'
An official from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee said: "The president insists on not running in the upcoming election."
Another PLO official said Mr Abbas will give a speech later explaining his decision.




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