
"Fatah Central Committee member and spokesman Mohammed Dahlan said that the Fatah  movement is capable under any circumstances of finding an alternative to  President Mahmoud Abbas if he continues to refuse to run for a second term in  office.  Asked about the extent to which he believes this, Dahlan answered, "Yes…must  Fatah be incapable of managing [without Mahmoud Abbas]? Should Fatah commit mass  
suicide?""