巴勒斯坦权力机构正式推迟选举，尽管面临西方压力 年迈的巴勒斯坦领导人马哈茂德·阿巴斯将原定的投票推迟至2027年底。巴勒斯坦人大约二十年来未曾举行过大规模选举。
Palestinian Authority Formally Delays Elections, Despite Western Pressure The aging Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, pushed off the planned vote until late 2027. Palestinians haven’t had major elections for about two decades.
巴勒斯坦权力机构于周六将首次在二十年后举行的重大巴勒斯坦选举推迟了近一年，这一举动可能在国内外进一步激化人们对该机构衰老领导层的不满。
The Palestinian Authority postponed by nearly a year the first major Palestinian elections in two decades on Saturday, a move that could ignite further rancor against the body’s aging leadership at home and abroad.
巴勒斯坦权力机构主席马哈茂德·阿巴斯曾因法国和加拿大等西方盟友的压力而设定立法选举日期为11月28日，以推动改革。但批评者从一开始就指出，年届90岁的阿巴斯不太可能真正举行一场可能威胁他执政地位的选举。
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, had set the legislative elections for Nov. 28 following pressure from Western allies like France and Canada to reform. But critics said from the start that Mr. Abbas, 90, was unlikely to actually carry out a vote that could threaten his grip on power.
周六，阿巴斯正式发布法令，将原定投票推迟至2027年9月11日。近年来首次，阿巴斯还表示，总统选举将在同一天举行，以挑战他长期执政的局面。
On Saturday, Mr. Abbas officially issued a decree delaying the planned vote until Sept. 11, 2027. For the first time in recent years, Mr. Abbas also said presidential elections to contest his decades-long rule would be held on the same date.
阿巴斯办公室将此次推迟归咎于以色列的限制，以及自以色列与哈马斯武装组织冲突三年来加沙地区的恶劣条件。但这一决定有望加深人们对巴勒斯坦权力机构的不满，该机构负责管理以色列占领的约旦河西岸部分地区。
Mr. Abbas’s office blamed Israeli restrictions for the postponement, as well as the poor conditions in Gaza following three years of conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. But the decision was poised to deepen frustration with the Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
阿巴斯在2005年初继承前任亚西尔·阿拉法特去世后当选为四年任期。此后数十年，他尚未举行第二次总统选举；相反，他一直在打压 rival 并与以色列在安全事务上密切合作。
Mr. Abbas was elected to a four-year term in early 2005 after the death of his predecessor, Yasir Arafat. In the decades since, he has yet to hold a second presidential vote; instead, he has cracked down on rivals and worked closely with Israel on security.
巴勒斯坦公众长期以来对阿巴斯感到失望，其政府一直受到腐败和专制主义的指责。舆论调查经常显示，巴勒斯坦人中大多数人呼吁他辞职。
Much of the Palestinian public has long felt disillusioned with Mr. Abbas, whose government has been dogged by accusations of corruption and authoritarianism. Opinion polls regularly show large majorities of Palestinians calling for his resignation.
穆罕默德·达赫兰是阿巴斯的主要反对者之一，现居阿拉伯联合酋长国流亡。他在社交媒体上写道，阿巴斯领导人“盲目地紧握着一把失去合法性的椅子”。欧洲政府长期将阿巴斯政府视为加沙地带哈马斯的主要可行替代方案，因此他们向巴勒斯坦权力机构的预算提供了数十亿欧元的支持。但他们也一直推动民主改革，可能会认为阿巴斯此举是在背弃先前的承诺。
Mohammed Dahlan, a prominent opponent of Mr. Abbas who lives in exile in the United Arab Emirates, wrote on social media after the announcement that the Palestinian leader was “clinging blindly to a chair drained of legitimacy.”European governments have long seen Mr. Abbas’s government as the main viable alternative to Hamas in Gaza, leading them to pay billions of euros to support the Palestinian Authority’s budget. But they have also pushed for democratic reforms and would likely view Mr. Abbas’s move as backtracking on previous pledges.
去年七月，阿巴斯向法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙发去一封信，宣布承诺在一年内举行选举。马克龙后来在联合国大会上承认巴勒斯坦国时，引用了阿巴斯对“巴勒斯坦治理改革”的承诺。
Last July, Mr. Abbas sent President Emmanuel Macron of France a letter declaring a commitment to hold elections within a year. Mr. Macron later cited Mr. Abbas’s commitment to an “overhaul of Palestinian governance” when recognizing a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly.
“只有焕发活力的巴勒斯坦权力机构才能在世界舞台上代表巴勒斯坦人民，并与以色列谈判达成持久和平，”法国外交部长让-诺埃尔·巴罗上个月在《华尔街日报》上写道，并得出结论：“巴勒斯坦选举现在就该举行。”上一次具有重要意义的巴勒斯坦选举是在2006年举行的，当时哈马斯击败了阿巴斯的法塔赫党，在巴勒斯坦议会中获得多数席位，导致一年紧张的权力共享。
“Only a rejuvenated Palestinian Authority can represent the Palestinian people on the world stage and negotiate a lasting peace with Israel,” Jean-Noël Barrot, the French foreign minister, wrote last month in The Wall Street Journal, concluding: “Palestinian elections now.”The last significant Palestinian elections were held in 2006, when Hamas trounced Mr. Abbas’s Fatah party to win a majority in the Palestinian parliament, leading to a year of uneasy power-sharing.
次年爆发了一场短暂的内战，哈马斯将法塔赫驱逐出加沙地带。此后多年，哈马斯一直主导着加沙，而阿巴斯的统治仅局限于被以色列占领的约旦河西岸的几个小 enclaves。
A brief civil war erupted the following year, when Hamas expelled Fatah from the Gaza Strip. In the years since, Hamas has dominated Gaza while Mr. Abbas’s rule has been confined to small pockets in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
2021年，阿巴斯再次宣布举行立法选举，但仅在几周前就取消了。他将责任归咎于以色列不允许在东耶路撒冷进行投票，但分析人士指出，如果选举如期进行，阿巴斯的对手很可能会获得更多权力。
In 2021, Mr. Abbas called another legislative election only to cancel it just weeks beforehand. He blamed Israel for not allowing the vote to take place in East Jerusalem, but analysts said it had become clear that Mr. Abbas’s rivals were likely to gain more power if the elections went ahead.
亚当·拉斯贡、法蒂玛·阿卜杜勒卡里姆和希多·阿布·拉班对此报道作出贡献。
Adam Rasgon, Fatima AbdulKarim, and Heedo Abu Labancontributed reporting.
亚伦·博克斯曼是《纽约时报》的记者，负责报道以色列和加沙的新闻。他驻扎在耶路撒冷。
Aaron Boxerman is a Times reporter covering Israel and Gaza. He is based in Jerusalem.