Voting begins in Jordan's parliamentary elections - GulfToday

Voting begins in Jordan's parliamentary elections

  • 10 Sep 2024

A Jordanian voter casts his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Amman, Jordan September 10, 2024. Reuters

Polling stations opened across Jordan on Tuesday at 7:00 am for the country’s 20th parliamentary elections, with over 5.1 million registered voters eligible to cast their ballots.

According to Jordan News Agency (Petra), 697 candidates are contesting in the general electoral district, including 505 men and 192 women. In the local districts, 937 candidates are competing, with 747 men and 190 women.

Vote counting will commence immediately after the polls close, with results expected within 48 hours.

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