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Hussein al-Sheikh, secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, gestures during an interview with The Associate Press at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 13, 2022
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WEST BANK: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice-president on Saturday, in a major step by the ageing leader to designate a successor.
The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as deputy head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation does not guarantee that he will be the next Palestinian president, but it makes him the frontrunner among long-serving politicians in the dominant Fatah party who hope to succeed the 89-year-old Mr Abbas.
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