Palestine: Two different leaders of Fatah to contest polls

(MENAFN) Two different leaders of Fatah have chosen to challenge polls together independent of the parent party, during the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Palestine The newly formed National Democratic Forum headed by Naser al-Qudwa negotiated an electoral deal with Fadwa Barghouti, wife of iconic jailed leader Marwan Barghouti the leading faction in the ruling Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) led by President Mahmoud Abbas. Nasser Al-Qudwa, who will manage the coalition as per the agreement was barred from Fatah in early March for his effort to field a divide list of candidates. With this new coalition in the fray, three lists from the Fatah enrolled with the contest that includes the official list led by Mahmoud al-Aloul, deputy leader of Fatah, the Qudwah-Barghouti coalition, and the list of Abu Dhabi-based sacked leader Mohamed Dahlan.