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Did the Hamas run a local election in the Gaza?

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In 2005 Hamas ran strongly in local elections in Gaza and the West Bank besting Al Fatah in many areas and in the Palestinian Authority (PA) legislative elections in Jan. 2006 it won a majority of the seats and then formed a government.

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