After googling a bit on 'democracy elections middle east' I found out that Palestine is trying to be a democracy and it seem Israel and the US don't want them to vote on a leader because they don't like him.
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In January 1996 Arafat was elected the first president of the Palestinian Council governing the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/WorldNewsTonight/profile_arafat.html-------------
Palestinian elections to be held next year
· Presidential vote in January
· Arafat to stand, says aide
· Judicial reforms promised
Staff and agencies
Wednesday June 26, 2002
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,744306,00.html-----------------
Palestinian elections postponed
Arafat promised to hold elections in January
The Palestinian leadership has postponed plans to hold general elections next month, Palestinian officials have said.
Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erekat told the BBC's Newshour programme it was impossible to convene the election on 20 January because of "Israeli obstruction".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2599293.stm-----------
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