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The plan is to have the first election in 15 years. The problem is that the extremists are likely to win.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The militant Islamists in Hamas are leading the polls. The group is branded as terrorists by the United States, the European Union and Israel.

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Should Palestinians in East Jerusalem be allowed to run in the May 22 and July 31 elections? If the answer is no, the entire election may be canceled. Here are Palestinians in prayer on the first Friday of Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Old City. Photo: Mahmoud Illean, AP / NTB

In May, there will be elections for a new parliament in Palestinian territories. In July, there will be presidential elections.

If everything goes according to plan, then. There are many indications that it does not. The problems can be summarized as follows:

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