Therefore, this paper will mostly focus on the elections for the PA posts and, unless specified otherwise, the terms "legislative" and "presidential" will refer to the elections of the PLC and the President of the PA respectively. [...] The legal framework and the electoral system The setting up of ‘free and fair’ elections in the OPT finds its roots in the Declaration of Principles within the framework of the Oslo Accords9. [...] • The requirement for PLC candidates to be committed to the Amended Basic Law of 2003 and its amendments, substituting the previous requirement "to uphold the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and the Declaration of Independence Document in addition to the provisions of the Basic Law". [...] Two elements of the second round of talks are: - The signing of a “code of conduct” according to which all parties pledge to comply with relevant legal provisions and CEC instructions as well as to respect the election results45 - The discussion of the formation of the PNC as part of activating the PLO46. [...] The evolution of the issue’s place in the election debate Since the very moment of the presidential decree’s publication calling for elections in January 2015, various Palestinian stakeholders stressed the importance of the inclusion of East Jerusalem in the electoral process.
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