(10 Sep 2024)
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Amman, Jordan – 10 September 2024
1. Voter cast his ballot
2. Various of voter registering his name
3. Mid of ballot boxes
4. Voter cast his ballot
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jaafar Abed, Amman resident:
“We’re practicing the party life, God willing, and things are developing in the country. We must elect people who are politically capable, who can make the right decisions regarding the enactment of laws. I don’t care about the representative who is interested in services, I care about the representative who legislates and enacts laws. Therefore, we elected the worthiest, God willing, to reach the House of Representatives.”
6. Various of security outside polling station
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aisheh al-Babili, Amman resident:
“This is a national duty. All Jordanian people should participate in the election, because it is important for the future of their children, for future generations. We hope for the best, God willing, and we hope for the best for the incoming representatives."
8. Various of candidates’ posters in the streets
STORYLINE:
Voters in Jordan began casting ballots Tuesday to choose a new parliament, under a new electoral law aimed at strengthening the participation of political parties.
The parliamentary polls are seen as a small step toward political reform.
More than five million people in the pro-Western monarchy are eligible for vote for the 138-member parliament, with seats reserved for women, Christians and ethnic minorities.
Ninety-seven seats are designated for local electoral lists, and 41 for lists at the kingdom level.
About 58,000 voters cast their ballots in the first hour across the kingdom, according to the Independent Election Commission.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) and will remain open for 12 hours. Jordan’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood taking part in the elections.
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