The ruling Fatah Party bested Hamas in the latest round of Palestinian municipal elections. Preliminary results show that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party won 52 of 84 municipalities in May 5 elections, the second round since the death last year of Abbas’ predecessor, Yasser Arafat, and the relaunching of Palestinian-Israeli talks.
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