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| Palestinian prime minister announces exit via Twitter after 20 days in the job | Palestinian prime minister announces exit via Twitter after 20 days in the job |
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| Rami Hamdallah's first tweet after being appointed Palestinian prime minister just 20 days ago was bright and encouraging. "Welcome! This is my official Twitter account. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine," it said. | Rami Hamdallah's first tweet after being appointed Palestinian prime minister just 20 days ago was bright and encouraging. "Welcome! This is my official Twitter account. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine," it said. |
| On Sunday the tone was rather different. "The situation in this country forced me to resign. Conflicts, confusion, corruption. Palestine needs a real political reform. R.H.", read the fourth and final post in his brief Twitter existence. | On Sunday the tone was rather different. "The situation in this country forced me to resign. Conflicts, confusion, corruption. Palestine needs a real political reform. R.H.", read the fourth and final post in his brief Twitter existence. |
| It was a rapid process of disillusion. Between his first and second tweets ("I offered my resignation to the President of PA. Official note will be released soon. R.H."), 16 days apart, Hamdallah discovered that his authority had been – in his eyes – undermined by President Mahmoud Abbas's appointment, without consultation, of two powerful deputy prime ministers close to the president. Hamdallah, a political independent, said his position was untenable. | It was a rapid process of disillusion. Between his first and second tweets ("I offered my resignation to the President of PA. Official note will be released soon. R.H."), 16 days apart, Hamdallah discovered that his authority had been – in his eyes – undermined by President Mahmoud Abbas's appointment, without consultation, of two powerful deputy prime ministers close to the president. Hamdallah, a political independent, said his position was untenable. |
| After several days of discussion, Abbas accepted Hamdallah's resignation and is now seeking a new prime minister. Despite his concise and incisive reading of the Palestinian political scene – "conflicts, confusion, corruption" – Hamdallah has been asked to stay on as a caretaker prime minister until his successor is named. | After several days of discussion, Abbas accepted Hamdallah's resignation and is now seeking a new prime minister. Despite his concise and incisive reading of the Palestinian political scene – "conflicts, confusion, corruption" – Hamdallah has been asked to stay on as a caretaker prime minister until his successor is named. |
| Among the names touted are one of the prime ministerial deputies, Muhammad Mustafa, a former senior adviser to Abbas, and a senior political figure, Muhammad Shtayyeh, who is also close to the president. | Among the names touted are one of the prime ministerial deputies, Muhammad Mustafa, a former senior adviser to Abbas, and a senior political figure, Muhammad Shtayyeh, who is also close to the president. |
| But, according to Haaretz, Palestinian Authority figures are not ruling out the possibility of Abbas appointing himself prime minister. Abbas aides told the paper that the president was furious with Hamdallah for resigning so abruptly and suggested that appointing himself was a way of avoiding a similar situation in the future. | But, according to Haaretz, Palestinian Authority figures are not ruling out the possibility of Abbas appointing himself prime minister. Abbas aides told the paper that the president was furious with Hamdallah for resigning so abruptly and suggested that appointing himself was a way of avoiding a similar situation in the future. |
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