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The five-day registration period will close on Tuesday, and the Guardian Council is expected to issue its final list of candidates within 10 days.

Rather than take place as scheduled next month, the decree pushes the elections back to Sept. 11, 2027, according to WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency.

Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the US, was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia in the spring of 2024.

The government has claimed that Khalil's efforts as a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia were "aligned to Hamas."

Thursday's decision marked a major win for the Trump administration's sweeping campaign to detain and deport noncitizens who joined protests against Israel.

An October poll found that 80% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza want Abbas to resign. Only a third want the PA to have full or shared governance of the Gaza Strip.