New release — policy paper: What the absence of Palestinian elections costs the society and the cause
This policy paper tracks the catastrophic political and legal fallout of the absence of Palestinian elections — the distortion of all three branches of government after the suspension of Basic Law provisions and the dissolution of the Legislative Council — and its economic cost.
- Author
- The editorial team
- Date
- 2022-06-14
Summary:
This policy paper documents the catastrophic repercussions of the absence of Palestinian elections at the political and legal levels, and the distortion of the work of the three branches of government resulting from suspending certain articles of the Basic Law and dissolving the Legislative Council — in addition to the repercussions of the absence of elections on the Palestinian economy, owing to the duplication of public policies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and its direct effects on the public budget, in the absence of planning and oversight, which has affected the level of transparency and accountability.
All of this has reflected directly on Palestinian society in all its components, deepening the state of congestion and tension — demonstrations, strikes, lawlessness, and crimes without accountability among segments of society. At the international level, the absence of elections and of renewed legitimacies has weighed negatively on the political project and on the international community's advocacy for the Palestinian cause, especially in light of accelerating global changes and transformations. The policy paper therefore concludes by proposing four principal directions for strengthening the prospects of holding elections in Palestine.
