Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas names ally as new PM
2019-03-11 10:13:20 source：The Aljazeera
March 10, 2019
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has appointed long-time ally Mohammad Shtayyeh as prime minister, according to officials.
Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Abbas received Shtayyeh, a member of the central committee of the president's Fatah party, at his office on Sunday and asked him to form a new government, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Some analysts view appointing 61-year-old Shtayyeh to replace outgoing Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah as part of Abbas's efforts to further isolate Hamas, a rival political group that runs the besieged Gaza Strip.
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