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| New Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah 'offers resignation' | New Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah 'offers resignation' |
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| Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, government sources say. | Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, government sources say. |
| It was not immediately clear whether Mr Abbas had accepted the resignation, nor the reason behind it. | It was not immediately clear whether Mr Abbas had accepted the resignation, nor the reason behind it. |
| Mr Hamdallah, a British-educated academic and political independent, was sworn in on 6 June. | Mr Hamdallah, a British-educated academic and political independent, was sworn in on 6 June. |
| He replaced Salam Fayyad who stepped down in April after a long-running dispute with President Abbas. | He replaced Salam Fayyad who stepped down in April after a long-running dispute with President Abbas. |
| Mr Hamdallah "presented his resignation in writing to the president following disagreements with his two deputies", an official told the AFP news agency. | |
| His cabinet had only met for the first time last week. It consisted mainly of members of the Fatah party led by Mr Abbas, | |
| Before his appointment as PM, Mr Hamdallah had been known for his 15-year tenure as head of the al-Najah National University, and did not have a high profile as a politician. |