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2023-12-27 14:20:52 UTC - HELPFUL
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&hyphen-minus;last election held in Gaza was in 2006 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_election -You need to be 18+ to vote. https://aceproject.org/epic-en/CDCountry?set_language=en&topic=VR&country=PS#:~:text=A%20person%20who%20fulfills%20the,of%20age%20on%20polling%20day. -with 77% voters turnout Hamas got 44% of the votes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_election -47% Gazans are under 18. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67764664.amp -47% of Gazans are 35+. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_State_of_Palestine This means only ~18% of the current Gazans voted for Hamas, assuming all adults voted in 2006.
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