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The Independent Election Commission is the national electoral commission of Jordan, which is responsible for administering and supervising elections under the Constitution of Jordan. An amendment to the constitution in 2011 enabled the establishment of the Commission, which was a demand from the Arab Spring protests.
Prior to 2013, elections were run by the Ministry of Interior. [9] Constitutional amendments created Article 67, which provided for the creation of an Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The IEC is mandated to manage and supervise parliamentary elections, and may be asked by government to supervise other elections as needed.
The Independent Electoral Commission sent invites to a number of Arab and foreign organizations to observe the election process. The European Union will take part in the observation of the election process through a task force that has access to all poll related facilities, including police stations.
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan is the presiding officer of House of Representatives (Jordan). Members of the House of Representatives elect a speaker for one year at the beginning of each session. The Speaker remains in office up to the beginning of the next session, and can be re-elected.
This article lists political parties in Jordan. Jordan has 31 officially registered political parties , but few play a real role because of lack of organization and clear political platforms. The role of parties is significantly limited by institutional factors as well.
Polls opened on Tuesday in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new law aimed at diluting the strong impact of tribalism and bolstering political parties, with Islamists expected to gain ...
[7] France 24 reported that the "nearly half a million votes" the IAF won was "unprecedented in their history in Jordan." [12] Adaileh also claimed that the election results were a "popular referendum" for Jordan to scrap the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, and to back Hamas. [13] On 15 September, Bisher Khasawneh resigned as prime minister.
General elections were held in Jordan on 10 November 2020 to elect the members of the nineteenth House of Representatives. [1] [2] Voter turnout was just 30%, the lowest in a decade. [3] The elections took place as the country was experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. As a result there were numerous calls on social media channels to boycott ...