Palestinians vote in local elections across the West Bank and in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah — the first poll of any kind held in Gaza since 2006. Hamas was barred from standing.
Former Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán announces he will not take up his parliamentary seat after his Fidesz party suffered a historic landslide defeat, falling from 135 seats to just 52.
Palestinians held their first local elections in over two decades in the West Bank and parts of Gaza, marking a significant step in the region’s democratic process, though questions remain about the elections’ practical impact.