Original sentence: He supported Ahmed Qureia, the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and current Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, as Arafat's permanent replacement.Rawhi Fattuh (روحي فتوح, also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh) (born 1949) is the current Speaker of the [Palestinian Legislative Council] and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority, following the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004 until January 15 2005.The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas, who was sworn in on January 15, 2005
Edited sentence: He supported Ahmed Qureia, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, as Arafat's permanent replacement.His appointment as interim President by the Fatah-dominated PLO was therefore no surprise: When Arafat fell ill, the Palestinian leadership agreed to appoint Fattuh as interim president for a 60-day period until elections were held, in accordance with the Palestinian Authority's Basic Law.Rawhi Fattuh (روحي فتوح, also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh) (born 1949) was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority, following the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004 until January 15 2005.The decision to appoint Fattuh was made on November 10, 2004, and Fattuh took up the position just the next day, following Arafat's death in France.The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas who was sworn in after Fattouh left office