Hamas tells Press TV of Fatah 'coup'

Hamas has condemned the rival Fatah party for swearing in a government that stars almost all the same figures as the one which took control of the West Bank in 2007.

In an exclusive interview with Press TV on Wednesday, Hamas movement spokesman Mushier al-Masri said the appointment of the new cabinet -- led by Salam Fayyad and comprised of all his old ministers except two -- amounted to a "coup against democracy" and a move that put the kibosh on the Egyptian-mediated reconciliation talks.

He said that Hamas acknowledges the new Ramallah-based authorities -- hand-picked by acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas -- as lacking legitimacy and the move as "unconstitutional".

The new government, he said, has not been approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council.

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