Fatah recommends Qrei as Palestinian prime minister

A Palestinian official source announced that the central committee of the Fatah movement recommended yesterday ( Sunday) appointing the chairman of the Palestinian legislative council Ahmad Qrei to form the new Palestinian government in succession of Mahmoud Abbas.

A Palestinian official announced that the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat notified the central committee of the Fatah movement by the end of a close door meeting on Sunday that he wants to appoint Qrei as a prime minister in succession of Mahmoud Abbas.

Earlier Abbas announced that his resignation is definite and final, adding in statements to the press in Ramullah that it is too early to accept returning back to his post once again.

These statements came at a time when several members of the revolutionary council of the Fatah movement called for reassigning Abbas to form the new Palestinian government.

The central committee of the Fatah movement, the largest Palestinian groups held a meeting under the chairmanship of Yasser Arafat yesterday in Ramullah to discuss Abbas's resignation.

Abbas's government will continue to run the affairs for five weeks.