"Islamiströrelsen Hamas criticizes palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas plans to dissolve the parliament where Hamas has a majority."
"Abbas' announcement followed a decision from a court in Ramallah, which states that elections must be held within six months. Hamas describes the court as an institution created by the president to legitimize his "
"The palestinian parliament has not met since 2007, when Hamas took control of the Gaza strip. According to the palestinian laws, the president, however, the right to act as övergångsledare if the 83-year-old Abbas would die."