RAMALLAH, May 7, 2026 (WAFA) - The Central Elections Commission (CEC) announced today, Thursday, the approval of the final results of the local elections conducted on April 25, 2026, which were published on its website following the conclusion of appeals before the Election Cases Court.

During the appeals period, 60 appeals were submitted to the specialized Court challenging the preliminary results announced by the CEC on April 26, including appeals against the acclamation results. The Court decided to reject 56 appeals and accept four. Accordingly, the results have become final and are no longer subject to appeal.

Therefore, the CEC officially handed the final results over to the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), including certificates of winning for all electoral lists and candidates from the 183 local authorities where polling took place.

Moreover, the CEC had previously handed over to the MoLG certificates of winning for the 197 local authorities whose councils were formed by acclamation.

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