Definition: In this task, you are given a text of the article. Your task is to generate a headline (title) for this article.
Input: the mainstream fatah movement on monday officially chose mahmoud abbas , chairman of the palestine liberation organization -lrb- plo -rrb- , as its candidate to run for the presidential election due on jan. # , #### , the official wafa news agency reported .

#st lead : fatah chooses abbas as presidential candidate