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By Conal Urquhart
TEL AVIV, NOV. 27. The popular Palestinian militant Marwan Barghouti backed away from challenging for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority after days of speculation that he would run for the post left open by the death of Yasser Arafat. The decision leaves the former Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas, as the clear frontrunner and avoids a damaging split within Fatah, the dominant Palestinian party. Mr. Barghouti, who is in jail, ended the rumours following a four-hour meeting with an emissary sent by Mr. Abbas. The Palestinian Cabinet Minister, Kadoura Fares, travelled to an Israeli jail in the city of Beersheba armed with an appeal for Mr. Barghouti to abandon his campaign. Mr. Fares told a news conference last night that Mr. Barghouti appreciated Mr. Abbas's gestures, which included a promise to hold long-overdue elections in Fatah next year. ``After a meeting of four hours, during which we debated this issue, Marwan Barghouti sends this message to the Palestinian people and its fighters ... He calls on the members of the movement to support the movement's candidate, Mahmoud Abbas,'' Mr. Fares said. The Fatah party had chosen Mr Abbas as its candidate but Mr Barghouti could have run as an independent.— © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004
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