Abbas asks top Fatah official to form government

PA presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh said that PA President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Mohammed Shtayyeh to form a new government.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

MARCH 10, 2019 15:16

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMAD TOROKMAN) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMAD TOROKMAN)

Mohammed Shtayyeh, a senior Fatah official, will head the new Palestinian Authority government.

Mohammed Shtayyeh, member of the Fatah Central Committee, is the new Palestinian Authority prime minister. pic.twitter.com/f4B0sjOi6t
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PA presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh said that PA President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Shtayyeh to form a new government.

Shtayyeh, member of the Fatah Central Council, will replace Rami Hamdallah, who submitted his resignation a few weeks ago.

Shtayyeh, an economist and academic, previously served as PA Minister of Housing.