Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced a constitutional declaration stipulating that if the position of the President of the Authority becomes vacant, the President of the National Council will assume his duties temporarily, until the presidential elections are held in accordance with the Palestinian Election Law.

Anyone who thinks they know what will happen on Election Day is either deluded or very smart, The Washington Post reported, because its poll averages show that all seven swing states are separated by two points or less, meaning that if things move by just two points from where they think they stand, you could see a sweep for one candidate and a largely decisive election.

The Administrative Court in Tunisia called on the electoral commission to implement the court’s decision to re-list 3 presidential candidates rejected by the commission.