阿巴斯承諾舉行20年來首次巴勒斯坦議會選舉，質疑聲升高

尼達勒・穆格拉比、阿里・薩瓦夫塔By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta

9月24日（路透社）— 巴勒斯坦總統馬哈茂德・阿巴斯重申，計畫於11月28日舉行立法選舉。這將是20年來首次這類投票；儘管巴勒斯坦內部嚴重質疑選舉能否成行，阿巴斯仍尋求推動獲國際支持的改革。Sept 24 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed plans to hold legislative elections on November 28, the first such vote in 20 years despite serious domestic doubts it will go ahead, as he seeks to advance internationally backed reforms.

90歲的阿巴斯透過預錄影片向聯合國大會發表演說，譴責美國限制巴勒斯坦代表團進入聯合國總部，稱此舉違反華府作為地主國的義務。Abbas, 90, used a pre-recorded video address to the UN General Assembly to condemn US restrictions on the Palestinian delegation's access to UN headquarters, calling them a breach of Washington's obligations as host nation.

阿巴斯在以色列占領的約旦河西岸拉馬拉發表談話說：「我們已完成向我國人民及國際社會承諾的國家改革方案。」"We have completed the national reform program to which we committed ourselves before our people and the international community," Abbas said in his remarks from Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

阿巴斯說：「我們正朝今年11月28日舉行立法選舉邁進。」美國一直施壓要求他推動改革，以處理美方所稱他未能落實的貪腐與治理問題。"We are proceeding toward legislative elections on 28 November of this year," said Abbas, under pressure from the United States to enact reforms to address issues of corruption and governance it says he has failed to implement.

巴勒斯坦自2005年至2006年以來未曾舉行立法或總統選舉；在那之後，阿巴斯的對手、伊斯蘭主義團體哈瑪斯（Hamas）奪取加薩控制權，逐出效忠阿巴斯的人士。阿巴斯今年頒布命令，表示總統選舉將於2027年舉行，但尚未訂定日期。The Palestinians have not held legislative or presidential elections since 2005-06 after which Abbas' rival, the Islamist group Hamas, seized control of Gaza, ousting his loyalists. Abbas this year decreed a presidential election would take place in 2027 but he has yet to set a date.

法國呼籲舉行選舉FRANCE APPEALS FOR ELECTIONS

法國去年承認巴勒斯坦國，並敦促按計畫舉行立法與總統選舉。巴黎已就投票籌辦向巴勒斯坦自治政府提供建議，並推動歐盟派出選舉觀察員。France, which recognized a Palestinian state last year, has urged that the planned legislative and presidential elections proceed. Paris has advised the Palestinian Authority on organizing the vote and pushed for EU election observers.

法國外交部長尚－諾埃爾・巴羅（Jean-Noel Barrot）週三在聯合國表示，阿巴斯去年致函法國總統艾曼紐・馬克宏（Emmanuel Macron）與沙烏地王儲穆罕默德・賓・沙爾曼（Mohammed bin Salman），承諾舉行選舉；法國將持續敦促阿巴斯履行這項承諾。At the UN on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France would keep pressing Abbas to honor a commitment he made in a letter last year to French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to hold elections.

巴羅告訴記者：「選舉必須舉行。這是讓巴勒斯坦人民表達其自決正當願望、讓自身聲音被聽見的方式，而這在今天很遺憾並非事實。」"They must be held. They are a way for the Palestinian people to express their legitimate aspiration to self-determination and to make their voice heard, something that is unfortunately not the case today," Barrot told reporters.

疑慮仍在DOUBTS REMAIN

阿巴斯2005年當選巴勒斯坦自治政府主席。儘管承諾舉行立法選舉，他仍未理會包括自身主流派系法塔赫（Fatah）內部在內要求舉行總統選舉的呼聲。While promising a legislative vote, Abbas, elected president of the Palestinian Authority in 2005, has ignored calls, including from within his own mainstream Fatah movement, to hold a presidential election.

法塔赫官員對投票能否舉行表示懷疑；其中一些人要求與其他派系對話，另一些人則指出，以色列拒絕允許票箱、選舉文件及墨水進入加薩走廊。Fatah officials have cast doubt over whether the vote can take place, with some demanding dialogue with other factions and others citing Israel's refusal to allow ballot boxes, election papers and ink to enter the Gaza Strip.

更讓選舉前景蒙上陰影的是，法塔赫尚未宣布是否已為這場投票組成候選人名單。巴勒斯坦中央選舉委員會宣布，將於本週六開始受理候選人申請。Further clouding the election's prospects, Fatah has yet to announce whether it has assembled a candidate list for the vote. The Palestinian Central Election Commission announced it would begin receiving candidate applications this coming Saturday.

哈瑪斯表示將參與選舉，並稱正與其他團體討論，試圖組成聯盟挑戰阿巴斯的法塔赫運動；討論對象包括長期被視為阿巴斯可能接班人的前法塔赫領袖穆罕默德・達赫蘭（Mohammad Dahlan），他目前據點在阿拉伯聯合大公國。Hamas said it would take part in the election, adding that it was in discussions with other groups in an effort to form a coalition to challenge Abbas' Fatah movement, including with former Fatah leader Mohammad Dahlan, who is based in the United Arab Emirates and has long been seen as a possible successor to Abbas.

川普政府上週表示，將拒絕巴勒斯坦官員入境參加聯合國會議，延續自去年以來的禁令。美方稱，這項禁令是針對其所稱旨在使「以巴衝突國際化」的行動，包括在國際法庭追究以色列案件。The Trump administration said last week it would deny entry to Palestinian officials for the UN meeting, extending a ban in place since last year over actions it said were aimed at "internationalizing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," including pursuing cases against Israel at international tribunals.

阿巴斯因美方措施被拒發簽證。他在談話中說：「我們拒絕這些非法的懲罰性措施，也拒絕其所依據的指控與理由。」Abbas, denied a visa as part of the US move, said in his remarks: "We reject these unlawful punitive measures, as well as the accusations and justifications on which they were based."

他並說：「我們確認，我們已履行承諾，完成全面的國家改革方案，並持續承諾遵守國際法、拒絕暴力與恐怖主義。」He added: "We affirm that we have fulfilled our commitments, completed a comprehensive national reform program, and continued our commitment to international law, the rejection of violence and terrorism."

阿巴斯敦促美國撤銷相關措施、恢復對話，並支持推動落實以色列與巴勒斯坦之間兩國方案的國際努力。Abbas urged the United States to lift the measures, resume dialogue and support international efforts toward implementing a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

他警告，以色列在包括東耶路撒冷在內的被占領約旦河西岸加速擴建屯墾區，正在割裂巴勒斯坦領土，並削弱建立巴勒斯坦國的前景。He warned that accelerating Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was fragmenting Palestinian territory and undermining prospects for a Palestinian state.

阿巴斯說：「今天，我們警告前方有更大的危險，需要國際行動加以阻止。」"Today, we warn of an even greater danger ahead, one that requires international action to stop it," Abbas said.

「這項危險已不再僅限於破壞兩國方案、阻止巴勒斯坦國實現。它如今威脅到巴勒斯坦人民在自己家園中的生命與生存。」"The danger is no longer limited to undermining the two-state solution and preventing the realization of a Palestinian State. It now threatens the very life and existence of the Palestinian people in their homeland."

阿巴斯表示，迄今已有160個國家承認巴勒斯坦國，並敦促其他國家也這麼做。Abbas said that 160 countries had so far recognized the State of Palestine and urged other states to do the same.

（開羅尼達勒・穆格拉比、約旦河西岸拉馬拉阿里・薩瓦夫塔報導；聯合國約翰・艾瑞許、蜜雪兒・尼可斯補充報導；霍華德・戈勒編輯）(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Cairo and Ali Sawafta in Ramallah, West Bank; Additional reporting by John Irish and Michelle Nichols at the United Nations; Editing by Howard Goller)