Hamas Wednesday said it will reject any reconciliation offer neglecting the results of 2006 parliamentary elections that the Islamic movement won.
"We will not give up any single day ahead of time for new elections," said Mahmoud Zahar, a Hamas leader based in the Gaza Strip.
"We will not allow trickery on the results of the elections and the decision of our people," he vowed.
Last year, Hamas routed security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, ousted his Fatah movement and took over the Gaza Strip, saying the move was intended to prevent "a coup bypro-Abbas forces" on the elections.
Hamas since tightened its grip on Gaza and Abbas consolidated his rule in the West Bank, boosting political separation between the two territories.
Abbas also withdrew his movement from a unity government and formed a West-backed administration in the West Bank, excluding Hamas members.
Several Arab and local initiatives for reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah have called for holding early presidential and parliamentary elections as part of the solution.
Zahar said the calls for early elections were "American desires" and that no chance should be given for them to change the results of the election.
He also referred to general strikes by teachers and doctors in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, saying the calls for strike "come in the context of changing the outcomes of the elections according to the American vision."
Source:Xinhua
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