Hamas says referendum on gov't would be a "coup"

The Islamist movement Hamas would consider as a "coup" any referendum called by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the fate of the Hamas cabinet, Palestinian Minister of the Interior Saeed Seyam said Wednesday during a press conference in Egypt.

Abbas said on Tuesday he had to make a decision soon on the future of the Hamas government and that he might seek approval for any move in a referendum. (Reuters and Ali Waked)