RAMALLAH, May 18, 2026 (WAFA) – The presidency of Fatah’s eighth general conference on Tuesday announced the official preliminary results of the elections for members of the movement’s Central Committee and Revolutionary Council.
During a press conference held in Ahmad Shuqairi Hall at the presidential headquarters, the presidency of Fatah’s eighth conference said that voter turnout in the elections for the Central Committee and Revolutionary Council across the four arenas of Ramallah, Gaza, Lebanon, and Cairo reached 94.64 percent.
It added that the conference comprised 2,595 members, with 59 candidates competing for 18 seats on the Central Committee and 450 for 80 seats on the Revolutionary Council.
The eighth general conference of the Fatah Movement commenced last Thursday, with the participation of President Mahmoud Abbas and the attendance of ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the State of Palestine, in addition to religious figures, representatives of national factions and forces, and civil society institutions.
The results of the Fatah Central Committee elections were as follows: Marwan Haseeb Hussein Barghouti received 1,893 votes, followed by Majed Ali Mohammed Faraj with 1,884 votes, and Jibril Mahmoud Mohammed Rajoub with 1,631 votes. Hussein al-Sheikh obtained 1,586 votes, while Laila Dawood Mohammed Ghanem received 1,494 votes, and Mahmoud Othman Ragheb Al-Aloul received 1,488 votes. Tawfiq Mohammed Hussein Tirawi received 1,378 votes, followed by Yasser Mahmoud Reda Abbas with 1,301 votes, and Zakaria Mohammed Abdulrahman Zubeidi with 1,231 votes. Taysir Salem Mansour Al-Bardini obtained 1,225 votes, Ahmad Hassan Awad Abu Holi received 1,208 votes, and Ahmad Mohammed Suleiman Helles received 1,159 votes. Adnan Adel Tawfiq Ghaith received 1,092 votes, Mousa Mahmoud Mustafa Abu Zaid obtained 1,034 votes, and Dalal Abdul-Hafeth Mahmoud Salama received 961 votes. Madani Mohammed Al-Madani obtained 947 votes, Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Ishtayeh received 912 votes, and Eyad Sobhi Ismail Safi received 901 votes.
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