Mahmoud Abbas, the long-serving Palestinian Authority president and Fatah leader, remains in office at age 90 amid ongoing succession arrangements and scheduled elections. In 2025 he formalized Hussein al-Sheikh as interim successor through a constitutional declaration, while the May 2026 Fatah congress reaffirmed Abbas’s leadership and committed to reforms. Legislative elections are now set for November 28, 2026—the first in nearly two decades—followed by presidential voting targeted for early 2027. These timelines, combined with Abbas’s advanced age and periodic health speculation, shape trader assessments of an exit by specific deadlines. Internal Fatah competition and any delays or cancellations in the voting process represent key variables that could accelerate or postpone a leadership change.