Palestinian President Appoints New Prime Minister
The appointee is scholar Rami Hamdullah, a member of President Abbas's Fatah party.
Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, said yesterday (June 2): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new Prime Minister of the country, replacing Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who had just resigned.
His replacement is academic Rami Hamdullah, a member of President Abbas's Fatah party. Mr. Hamdullah is a British-educated professor and rector of al-Najah University in the West Bank. However, Mr. Hamdullah is considered to have little political experience.
The decision was announced by President Abbas yesterday afternoon. President Abbas also asked Mr. Hamdullah to form a new technocratic government.
On April 13, President Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad due to disagreements over government policy.
Relations between the two Palestinian leaders have deteriorated since March after Prime Minister Fayyad accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Nabil Qasis, against President Abbas' wishes./.
According to VOV - DT
