Leaders of Palestinian mainstream Fatah movement, in their second day of intense talks here Friday, discussed preparations for the upcoming legislative elections and role of the movement in the post-election phase.

The meeting of the 16-member Fatah Central Committee, the first of its kind in more than 5 years, began on Thursday in Amman to let the largest possible number of committee members, including some exiled leaders who refuse to deal with Israel, to attend.

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei told reporters Friday that the meetings dwelt on the political situation at home and Israeli withdrawal from settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank.

Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Shaath also revealed that democratic reforms within the Fatah movement were key on the agenda Friday, adding "we want to re-pump democratic life into the Fatah movement."

Meanwhile, He noted that the central committee agreed to include candidates of different parties and independents within the Fatah polling lists in the legislative elections, which was originally scheduled for this month but have been postponed indefinitely.

"It is necessary to rapidly negotiate the elections with all the Palestinian parties, including our brothers in the nationalist and Islamic parties," he stressed.

Source: Xinhua