Ramallah (Palestinian Territories), June 20:
Hamdallah “presented his resignation in writing to the President
following disagreements with his two deputies,” the official said,
speaking on condition of anonymity.
A separate government source confirmed Hamdallah had presented his resignation, citing a “power struggle”.
It was not immediately clear whether Abbas was likely to accept the
resignation of the highly respected academic who was named to the
position on June 2 following the resignation of former premier Salam
Fayyad.
A new government under Hamdallah’s leadership was sworn in on June 6,
which included two deputy prime ministers, Ziad Abu Amr and Mohammed
Mustafa.
Upon accepting the job, Hamdallah pledged that his administration would
rule only for “a transitional period” until formation of a unity
government comprising Abbas’s Fatah faction and the rival Hamas
movement, which governs the Gaza Strip.
Fayyad himself resigned in mid-April after months of difficult relations
with Abbas which hit a crisis over the resignation of finance minister
Nabil Qassis, which the premier accepted but the President did not.
Mustafa, who heads the Palestine Investment Fund, was tipped as a possible successor to Fayyad.
Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/palestinian-pm-hamdallah-submits-resignation-source/article4834387.ece
