Khaberni - The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, issued a constitutional declaration, according to which, if the position of the President of the Palestinian National Authority becomes vacant, in the absence of the Legislative Council, the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Deputy President of the State of Palestine, will temporarily assume the duties of the presidency of the National Authority for a period not exceeding ninety days, during which free and direct elections will be conducted to elect a new president, in accordance with the Palestinian Election Law, and in case it is impossible to conduct them during that period due to force majeure, it will be extended by a decision from the Palestinian Central Council for another period, only once.
According to the new constitutional declaration, the constitutional declaration number (1) for the year 2024, will be canceled to preserve the national interest of our Palestinian people.
And Abbas said in the new constitutional declaration "Believing and aware of this delicate stage of the history of the homeland and the Palestinian cause, and in fulfillment of our historical and constitutional responsibility to protect the Palestinian political system and the homeland, and to preserve the integrity of its territory and guarantee its security, and with the aim of safeguarding its constitutional institutions and ensuring their continuity in case the President of the National Authority position becomes vacant.
Believing that the dignity of the homeland is but a reflection of the dignity of each individual who is the foundation of its building, and that the freedom of the individual and the sovereignty of law and the reinforcement of the values of equality, pluralistic democracy, and social justice are the basis of the legitimacy for any ruling system that leads the country into the upcoming period of our people’s history.
And he added: "Based on the above, and stemming from the requirements of the supreme national interest in maintaining stability, we issued the constitutional declaration affirming the principle of separation of powers and the peaceful transition of power through free and fair elections."
