Abbas called for the establishment of a Palestinian coalition government.

SyuzhetyVoennaya Israeli operation in the sector Gaza19.01.2009Izrail gave HAMASu two days to put an end to ognyaLider Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas urged the Palestinian Authority to organize a coalition government, which will include representatives of Fatah, and their rivals from Hamas , reported AFP.
After that, according to Abbas, must pass both the presidential and parliamentary elections. "Now all the Palestinians need to meet to reach an agreement," - said President of the Palestinian Authority.
At this time, Fatah controls the West Bank, and Mahmoud Abbas declared the world's legitimate head of the Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is under the control of Hamas, which in June 2007 expelled from the pro-Fatah. During 2008, two organizations have conducted negotiations on reconciliation brokered by the Arab states, but they were not crowned with success.
In early January 2009, Abbas has extended the deadline for the year of its presidential powers to the next elections chapter autonomy coincided with a parliamentary one. Hamas said that did not accept the extension of authority of Abbas.