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PSD takes all necessary security procedures to facilitate voting process, the Jordan Times (2007)
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A day before the municipal elections in Jordan
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Iraq and Jordan see threat to Election from Iran, Washington Post (2004)
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Leaders warn against forming religious State.
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Jordan king dissolves parliament, calls election, Reuters (2009)
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Even though the four year term of the parliament has not expired yet, King Abdullah issued a royal edict ordering its dissolution. The government has 4 months to call new elections, although the Constitution allows the King to delay them.
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Jordan: Ministerial panel to revisit elections law, The Jordan Times (2009)
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In the wake of King Abdullah's decision to dissolve the Parliament, Prime Minister Dahabi established a ministerial committee consisting of ministers of interior, media affairs and communications, legal affairs, parliamentary affairs and political development, that is tasked with amending the electoral law.
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Jordan: Final draft of Elections Law yet to be released, Jordan Times (2010)
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Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Nabil Sharif said on 12 May that the final draft of the legislation has not been announced, adding that several meetings with the media and community leaders will take place once the law is revealed.
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Jordan:Election panel holds 1st meeting, The Jordan Times (2010)
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This article discusses instructions from Prime Minister Samir Rifai for the upcoming parliamentary elections. At the first meeting of the parliamentary elections higher steering committee Rifai said that all measures should be taken to ensure that they are free and fair.
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Jordan: Gov't urges media, public to act as election watchdogs, Zawya (2010)
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This article discusses the governments encouragement of the public and media to be watchdogs during the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Jordan:Premier urges youths to have a say in polls, The Jordan Times (2010)
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This article discusses Prime Minister Samir Rifai's efforts to encourage youth to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Jordan:Watchdog on mission to encourage wider participation in polls, The Jordan Times (2010)
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The National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) has launched a project to encourage participation in upcoming elections and to encourage confidence in elections. The NCHR will also observe many aspects of the election.
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Jordan:PM pledges free, fair polls, The Jordan Times (2010)
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Jordan's Prime Minister Samir Rifai has made a pledge for free and fair elections, and to encourage youth participation.
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Jordan sets parliamentary election for Nov. 9, Reuters (2010)
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The date has been set for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Jordan. On November 9 the first elections under the controversial new electoral law will be held. The law aims in part to improve the representation of Palestinians and women.
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Most Jordanians believe elections will be fair, The Jordan Times (2010)
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A recent poll indicates that the majority of Jordanians believe that the upcoming elections will be fair, but that they lacked knowledge on electoral law.
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Jordan:'Candidacy applicants' information confidential', Jordan Times (2010)
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During the registration period the government has promised to keep the identities and information of applicants confidential.
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Jordan:University students weighing options for upcoming elections, The Jordan Times (2010)
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Registration stations have been set up at state universities in Jordan to encourage students to register ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. The student union at the University of Jordan will also have further student voter education programmes ahead of the vote.
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Jordan: Announcing nomination early 'customary, if legally unclear', Jordan Times (2010)
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It is unclear whether the practice of reporting unofficial announcements of candidacy or intention to run in an election is legal. The law prohibits campaigning outside of the thirty days before the election, scheduled this year for November 9.
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Jordan:National coalition formed to support women candidates, The Jordan Times (2010)
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The Jordanian National Commission of Women (JNCW) will carry out a number of activities to encourage the participation on women in politics and support women candidates in the upcoming election. Twelve seats in lower house of parliament are reserved for women.
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Jordan:Voter registration extended until July 22, The Jordan Times (2010)
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The government has extended the deadline for voter registration to July 22 following an increase in the number of applications over the past few days. The increase in female voters may also be positive for female candidates, 12 parliamentary seats are reserved for women.
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Jordan:Disabled voters promised access to polling centres, The Jordan Times (2010)
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The government has promised that polling centres will specially equipped people with disabilities. This is part of the effort by the government to encourage participation by all eligible voters.
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Jordan opposition skeptical over general elections, Arab News (2010)
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Jordan’s opposition parties announced that they had not decided yet to take part in the parliamentary elections on 9 Nov due to lack of fairness guarantees in a statement issued at the a meeting by the Higher Coordination Committee of Opposition Parties.
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Jordan: Facebook offers new platform for candidates and voters, Jordan Times (2010)
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A College student believes that young Jordanians can change the country if they make a strong showing in the November 9 parliamentary elections.
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Jordan: Local interests may still hinder Parliament’s performance, Jordan Times (2010)
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The former lawmakers warned that the pressure of local interests may still hamper deputies' ability to fulfil their constitutional mandates amid preparations for November's parliamentary elections, hoped to produce a stronger, more effective Lower House.
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Jordan: Over 240,000 new voters registered for November polls, Jordan Times (2010)
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The number of new voters who registered to cast their ballots in the upcoming parliamentary elections reached 242,800 by the end of the working day on 22 July, according to the Civil Status and Passports Department (CSPD), and this number is subject to an increase.
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Jordan: Expatriates dismayed at lack of absentee voting system, Jordan Times (2010)
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As the deadline for registering to vote and changing electoral districts passed on 22 July, some Jordanians said they felt left out in the cold. Expatriates who reside, work and study abroad and who will not be in the country come Election Day said they are disappointed that they will be unable to take part in the polls.
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Jordan: Muslim Brotherhood votes to boycott elections, Ammon News (2010)
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Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Shura (Consultation) Council decided late on Thursday 29 July in an overwhelming majority to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections set for November 9th, 2010.
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Jordan Islamist boycott 'damages election credibility', BBC (2010)
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Despite being Jordan as the only country in the Middle East to allow the Muslim Brotherhood to play an official role in national politics; the Islamic Action Front, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm in Jordan announced their boycott to the upcoming parliamentary polls, saying the government cannot ensure a fair election.
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Positive changes made in Jordanian elections procedures, but concerns remain for Nov. 9 polls. NDI (2010)
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This article describes that while a number of improvements have been made in Jordan’s electoral process in preparation for parliamentary elections on Nov. 9, challenges remain to overcome voter apathy and cynicism to ensure a meaningful poll, according to the findings of a NDI pre-election assessment delegation.
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Jordan’s Parliamentary Elections and the Islamist Boycott, Carnegie Endowment (2010)
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This article is on the Islamic boycott to Jordanian Elections. Despite efforts by Jordanian Prime to dissuade the Muslim Brotherhood from its decision to boycott the November 9 parliamentary elections, the Brotherhood has held its ground, with all attempts at mediation by politicians and officials falling short.
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Jordan: Candidate numbers fall to 763 in final tally, Jordan Times (2010)
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This news is about 763 candidates who will run for the 120 seats of the Lower House of Parliament in next Tuesday’s elections after 87 withdrew, according to the final list of candidates issued on Monday 1 Nov.
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Q&A: Jordan election, BBC (2010)
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These are some basic yet important questions from teh BBC on the Parliamentary Election on 9 Nov 2010.
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Jordan's November 9 parliamentary elections, Carnegie Endowment (2010)
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This article from Carnegie Endowment is about 120 seats (up from 110 in the last elections) which will be contested by 763 candidates, within the Parliamentary elections to be held on 9 Nov 2010 in Amman.
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Preparations in place for smooth election, Jordan Times (2010)
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This new is on the Jordanians who will head to the 1,492 polling centres across the Kingdom to elect the 16th Parliament, with authorities saying all arrangements are in place for a smooth voting process.
This year’s elections will see a total of 763 candidates, including 143 women, vying for the 120 seats of the Lower House of Parliament, 12 of which are reserved for women under a quota system.
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Tribalism dominates Jordan's election campaign, Reuters (2010)
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This article is focusing on three issue: Tribal candidates expected to dominate election
, Election law weighted towards rural, tribal districts and Tribal elder seen as next parliamentary speaker.
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Voting begins in Jordan legislative elections, Khaleej Times (2010)
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This news article indicates that Polling stations have opened across Jordan on Tuesday in a parliamentary election likely to produce MPs with tribal links and loyal to the government after the opposition pulled out. Around 2.5 million Jordanians are eligible to vote at 1,492 polling stations, choosing from 763 candidates vying for a four-year term in the 120-seat lower house of parliament, with 12 reserved for women.
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Jordan: Activists rejoice as Reem Badran wins seat outside quota, Jordan Times (2010)
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This article is on Reem Badran who became the first woman in Amman to win a seat in the Lower House of Parliament through direct competition, a result celebrated by women activists.
With 3,792 votes, Badran outperformed all of her competitors in Amman’s Third District, in which she won one of five seats.
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Jordan loyalists sweep election, Aljazeera (2010)
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This article indicates that supporters of King Abdullah II win majority of seats in assembly, in poll boycotted by opposition Islamic Action Front.
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Jordan: Final results of Tuesday’s parliamentary elections, Jordan Times (2010)
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This is a list of the Final results of 9 Non 2010 parliamentary elections in Jordan.
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Women in Jordan’s Elections and Media Coverage, Middle East Online (2010)
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This news article reports that women have little chance of leading or representing others in a tribal society that nourishes male dominance.
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Manufacturing consent in Jordan, Aljazeera (2010)
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This news article put a question: A loyalist parliament may have been elected but at what cost to Jordan's social cohesion and national unity?, and concluded, according to his point of view; that the government may have again succeeded in manufacturing consent but it will come at a high price - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion that undermines national unity and social cohesion at a time when Jordan needs to confront tremors of regional instability.
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Jordan's king appoints new PM after protests, Reuters (2011)
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In this news article; King Abdullah of Jordan, a close U.S. ally, replaced his prime minister on Tuesday following protests inspired by mass demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, but the opposition dismissed the move as insufficient.
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Jordan: New Cabinet members are sworn in, New York Times (2011)
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This news article is about the new Cabinet being sworn in Jordan on Wednesday 9 February.
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Jordan: New electoral system will change the elections scene drastically, Jordan Times (2011)
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The article describes aspects of electoral reform promissed by Jordan's National Dialogue Committee. Among other things, the new electoral system will change the way candidates register and run for parliamentary elections as well as alter the way electoral boundaries are delimited.
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Jordan opposition blasts new draft election law, Arab News (2011)
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In this news article; Jordan’s opposition parties on Tuesday 7 June, rejected the newly proposed election law for what they said its failure to adopt fully the principle of proportional representation.
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Jordan: Senate endorses draft municipalities law, Jordan Times (2011)
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This news article refers to suggestions made over the recommendations presented by the Chamber's Legal Committee on the law before endorsing it, during a session chaired by Senate President Taher Masri with the attendance of Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit. The Lower House endorsed the law in late July, raising the women's quota and ensuring more independence and funds for municipalities.
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Jordan: Municipal elections to be held on December 27, Jordan Times (2011)
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This news article is about the announcement of the government on Tuesday 11 October, that municipal elections will be held on December 27, ending speculation that they would be postponed until after the end of the year.
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Jordan: New municipalities emerge as violent protests continue, Jordan Times (2011)
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This news article says that authorities have endorsed 24 new municipalities amid protests continuing for a second day, with dissatisfied citizens closing roads and staging sit-ins in various parts of the country. The endorsement of the new municipalities, which came despite a Cabinet decision on Tuesday to look into outstanding applications after the December 27 municipal elections, raises the number of these new entities to 123, making the total number of municipalities 216.
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Jordan: Municipal elections to be postponed, Jordan Times (2011)
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In this news article, the Minister of Municipal Affairs said the government decided on Tuesday 25 October, to extend the registration period for the upcoming municipal elections until January 7, 2012, "which automatically means that the polls will be postponed".
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Jordan: King to Kuwaiti paper: Reforms irreversible, preps underway for municipal, parliamentary elections, Jordan News Agency
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This news article is about an interview published on 25 October with King Abdullah II. He said that there is no back-pedaling on reforms, unveiling that preparations are underway to hold municipal and parliamentary elections soon.
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Jordanian Cabinet approves law on independent Electoral Commission, Jordan News Agency (2011)
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This news article says that the Jordanian Cabinet has approved a law governing the independent commission that will oversee and manage parliamentary elections. The commission will have 20 councils with a president and 4 members who will be appointed by a Royal Decree for 6 years that could be extended in accordance with recommendation of a committee that is headed by the prime minister and comprises Senate president, Lower House speaker and president of the Judicial Council.
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Final statement of EU-Jordan Task Force meeting..1st add, Jordan News Agency Petra (2012)
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This news article is about the Jordan-EU task force on Jordan’s political reforms. Both sides discussed Jordan’s commitment to conducting free, fair and fully transparent elections, and to take all necessary measures towards this objective.
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Jordan: Muslim Brotherhood elections show sharp competition between trends, Ammon News
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This news article says that a sharp competition is rising between candidates running for seats in the Shura (Consultative) Council of the Jordan Muslim Brotherhood (MB) this week as the MB general assembly members cast their votes for the upcoming session.
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Jordan: Gov't might adopt mixed electoral system, Zawya (2012)
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This news article says the government has not worked out an electoral system but is leaning towards a mixed formula featuring the proportional list and the majority system.
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Jordan: House votes to refer elections draft to legal panel, Jordan News Agency Petra (2012)
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The Lower House on Tuesday 10 April, referred the 2012 elections draft law to its legal committee despite protests by some lawmakers who had demanded the bill be repealed, saying it does not answer to reform requirements or help to build a modern civil state. The law in question embraces a mixed electoral system featuring a majority vote in the governorates and a closed proportional list at the national level, while raising House seats to 138, including 15 designated for the women's quota.
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Jordanian Vote Reform Vexes Brotherhood, New York Times (2012)
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This news article says the Jordanian government recently submitted a draft of a new election law to Parliament after appointing a national dialogue committee to overhaul the system. Once the new law is passed, elections are expected to take place by the end of this year.
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New doubts over reform as Jordan shifts Cabinet, New York Times (2012)
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This news article says King Abdullah II of Jordan swore in a new cabinet this week assigned to make progress on laws allowing for more government posts to be filled by elections, but political activists and analysts here said on Thursday that the quick succession of governments over the past year and a half did not bode well for the prospect of genuine reform.
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Jordan enacts political parties reform law, ABC News (2012)
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Jordan's parliament on Wednesday passed a law to encourage an effective multiparty political system, a key reform measure. It would allow parties to compete in elections based on political platforms.
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Jordan: Rallies protest draft elections law, Jordan Times (2012)
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Activists hit the streets in various cities on Friday 22 June, as protests over the controversial draft elections law stretched into their fourth day. Leftists, independents and supporters of the Islamist movement joined ranks in a series of rallies in several parts of the country against the Lower House’s endorsement of an "undemocratic" elections law and ongoing government austerity measures. Opposition figures object to articles in the law — currently before the Senate — that restrict citizens to one vote at the district level and allocate only 12 per cent of the chamber’s 140 seats to proportional representation, well short of the 50 per cent demanded by opposition parties.
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Jordan’s parliament endorses elections reforms gearing up for 2012 elections, Washington Post (2012)
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This news article says Jordan’s powerful Islamist opposition dismissed elections reforms Wednesday as “cosmetic,” hours after the legislature passed the changes to govern a parliamentary vote scheduled for later this year. Street protesters had demanded changes to the previous law dating from 2001, which the Islamist opposition says favors pro-government candidates and produces docile legislatures. The new law passed late Tuesday gives a concession to the opposition by allowing each eligible voter two votes, compared with one under the previous system. One vote goes to local candidates and the other to a 17-seat national list, giving country-wide ideological alliances like the Islamists a better chance to compete with region- or family-based politicians. But the opposition quickly said the changes were insufficient.
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Jordan: Islamists to form "shadow gov’t", Ammon News (2012)
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This news article says the Muslim Brotherhood is in talks with various political forces to form a "shadow government" in the latest sign that the Jordanian opposition is preparing to boycott upcoming parliamentary polls.
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Jordan’s king urges Islamists to take part in elections despite dissatisfaction with reforms, Washington Post (2012)
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In this news article, Jordan’s king urged his country’s Islamist opposition Sunday to take part in upcoming elections, despite their dissatisfaction with reforms. Abdullah has changed 42 articles, or one-third of Jordan’s 60-year-old constitution, giving parliament a say in appointing Cabinets — a task which used to be his sole prerogative. He also created an independent electoral commission to supervise the vote, taking over the role from the Interior Ministry. Other moves included a political parties law that encourages a multiparty system and a municipalities law that allows Jordanians to govern their towns by electing mayors and city councils.
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Jordan King- Countdown to elections has begun, MENA FN (2012)
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In this news article; King Abdullah on Monday (2 July), stressed that the countdown has begun for the next parliamentary elections by the end of this year as the 2012 Elections Law went into effect earlier this week.
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Jordan Treads Softly Amid Rising Protest, New York Times (2012)
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This news article says; for four days in a row this week, youths hurled rocks at police officers, burned tires and damaged properties in the ancient city of Salt. An appointed commission will monitor the elections, expected to be held by the end of the year, rather than the Interior Ministry. Brotherhood’s threat to boycott the elections. For now, it remains unclear whether the majority of the population, who do not belong to political parties and are mostly youths, will vote in the next elections.
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Jordan: Opposition leaders suggest postponing elections to draft "acceptable law" , Jordan Times (2012)
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This news article says opposition leaders have suggested that parliamentary elections be delayed until next year, so that the government will have time to draft a new elections law acceptable by all. The Lower House on Sunday 8 July, endorsed an amended version of the 2012 Elections Law, raising the number of House seats allocated for the national list to 27. A majority of MPs voted in favour of the government’s amendments, under which the number of seats allocated for the closed proportional list at the national level was raised to 27 instead of 17 as stipulated in the previous version.
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Jordan’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood says it is boycotting upcoming parliamentary elections, Washington Post (2012)
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This news article says Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood said Friday 13 July it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections in protest over recent changes to the kingdom’s election laws, which it says fall short of opposition demands. The elections, expected at the end of the year though no date has officially been set, are critical to the king’s campaign. He has changed 42 articles, or one-third of Jordan’s 60-year-old constitution, giving parliament a say in appointing Cabinets — a task which used to be his sole prerogative.
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Jordan: "Postponing elections may be best option for resolving political crisis", Jordan Times (2012)
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This news article says that after several political parties announced plans to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, some opinion writers in Sunday’s papers suggested that postponing the polls could be the best option to get the country out of the present political stalemate.
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Jordan: "Trust gap" preventing Muslim Brotherhood boycott reversal, Jordan Times (2012)
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This analytic article says that despite its public posturing, the Muslim Brotherhood remains open to reversing its recent boycott decision, analysts say, warning that a series of miscalculations by the government and the Islamists are preventing the two sides from reaching common ground.
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Jordan: Upcoming Elections marked by widespread apathy, NDI Delegation finds, NDI (2012)
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The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has published this Press Release on 27 Nov 2012 about the upcoming Jordanian Elections. The assessment was carried out by an NDI delegation that visited Jordan from Nov. 4 - 8 at the invitation of the IEC, and met with government officials, representatives from the IEC, political party representatives, domestic election observers, civil society leaders, youth activists, journalists and members of the international community.
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Jordan election: Q&A, BBC (2013)
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Jordan holds early parliamentary elections on Wednesday 23 Jan. In this article from the BBC few Q&A about this election.
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Jordanians vote in parliamentary polls, al-Jazeera (2013)
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Jordanians are voting in parliamentary elections which opened for 12 hours from 04:00 GMT on Wednesday 23 Jan. An estimated 2.3 million Jordanians are eligible to vote at 1,484 polling stations, choosing from 1,425 candidates, vying for a four-year term in the 150-seat lower house of parliament. The elections is boycotted by the Muslim Brotherhood which says the electoral system is rigged in favor of rural tribal areas and against the urban poor. More details in this link.
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