RAMALLAH, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah plans to submit his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas two weeks after he was sworn in, a source from Hamdallah's office said Thursday.
The source said Hamdallah wants to resign due to the "attacks on his power" and interference by some parties he did not name.
The source, a media consultant to the new premier, said a statement about the resignation would be issued soon.
Hamdallah, a long-time academic and professor of applied linguistics at a leading West Bank University, was sworn in on June 6, replacing Salam Fayyad, who stepped down due to differences with Abbas' Fatah party.
A Palestinian official at Abbas' office said the president had not yet received any letter of resignation from Hamdallah. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Abbas is likely to reject the resignation.
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