Abbas reportedly resigns as PLO Executive chief

Mahmoud Abbas resigned Saturday as head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s executive committee in a bid to force new elections for a new body at the Palestinian National Council meeting next month. More than half of the 18 committee members stepped down with him. Abbas retains the titles of Palestinian president and chairman of the Palestinian Authority.

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