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From: redfish	1/28/2005 8:27:20 AM
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President Dimbulb says democracy is good: Hamas Wins Major Victory in Gaza Local Elections By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Islamic militant group Hamas swept nearly two-thirds of the seats in the Gaza Strip's first council elections, defeating the dominant Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, unofficial results showed on Friday. The municipal poll was a test of support for Islamists sworn to destroy Israel, who boycotted a Jan. 9 presidential election won by Abbas on a platform of ending violence. "Hamas's victory proves Islam is the solution," blared a slogan from loudspeakers as thousands of supporters celebrated in the streets beneath fluttering green Hamas flags. Results collated by Reuters for the 118 seats on 10 councils showed that candidates from the Hamas list had won just over 65 percent in Thursday's ballot against nearly 30 percent for Fatah and its allies. Some seats went to independents. Abbas has been trying to win a cease-fire from Hamas and other militants spearheading a 4-year-old revolt to allow the resumption of talks with Israel and to avoid chaos in Gaza ahead of an Israeli plan to abandon the occupied territory. "Our people have a consensus on the choice of jihad and resistance and the election has underscored that concept," Hamas spokesman Muhir al-Masri told reporters. But while the results were a blow to Abbas's Fatah, they also raise the prospect that Hamas will join parliamentary elections in July and thereby shift closer to the political mainstream. CHARITY AND BOMBS Hamas, which has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings, has won many hearts in Gaza not only for its role in the fighting but also for charities that help the needy in the absence of support from the crumbling Palestinian Authority. Fatah, formed by the late leader Yasser Arafat and the dominant force in the Palestinian Authority, did not comment immediately on the unofficial results. The electoral commission was due to make an official announcement later on Friday. Voter turnout topped 80 percent -- considerably higher than at the presidential election for a successor to Arafat. Continued ... reuters.com

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