RAMALLAH: The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) voted on Thursday to establish the position of vice president, potentially paving the way for a successor to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
“A vote was held to create the position of vice president,” Rizq Namoura, a member of the PLO´s central council, said in an interview with Palestine TV, adding the vote was “almost unanimous” in favour of establishing the post, a first for the organisation.
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