The first elections in 20 years are being held in Palestine

WORLD25.04.2026
The first elections in 20 years are being held in Palestine

This weekend, voting for local self-government bodies is taking place in the West Bank of the Jordan River and in some parts of the Gaza Strip.

elchi reports that foreign media have provided information about this.

According to the information, this process is the first voting organized in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, and the first in the enclave in the last two decades.

More than 1 million citizens have registered to participate in the voting. In the Deir al-Balah region of the Gaza Strip, approximately 70,000 residents have the right to vote.