Birzeit University Newsletter
English Edition, No. 26, published August 1995
STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS:
A PHOTOGRAPHIC A-Z
part 4 of 4: Election day...and the celebrations!
Students celebrate their respective victories. Left: Ibrahim Khreisha (Al-Quds Bloc), student council president in the 1992/93 academic year, is held aloft after securing the presidency again.
Fakhri Sabbah, last year's president, embrases another member of the Islamic Bloc after securing 18 seats this year.
Ahmed Abu Laban sits amongst the colourful flags of the Homeland and Democracy Bloc.
A Progress and Democracy Bloc candidate celebrates getting a seat. Under the new system, smaller blocs can get representation on the student council.
The sports officer of the Al-Quds Bloc joins in the fun.
The aftermath. After a frenzied week of campaigning, a lone student sits on the cafeteria roof as the sun goes down, watching the dancing and celebration carry on into the evening.
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