AMMAN — The
Independent Election Commission (IEC) on
Wednesday announced the official results of the provincial, municipal, and
Greater Amman Municipality elections, which were held on March 22, according to
the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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In a statement, IEC Chairman Khaled Kalaldeh said the
official results were posted on the commission's website after being audited, in preparation for
their publication in the Official Gazette.
Prime Minister
Bisher Al–Khasawneh praised the IEC in its
"objective, transparent, and efficient" efforts in overseeing and
organizing the local elections.
Khasawneh said that the IEC have practiced their
constitutional mandate objectively and efficiently in organizing and
supervising the local elections.
Preliminary election results started being issued on Tuesday
by candidates calculating their ballots, according to the IEC head, who
highlighted the difficulties in the process of dealing with the women's quota.
The IEC dealt with all electoral irregularities that were identified
by various parties, which "did not affect the integrity of the election
process," he stated.
A total of 12 violations were referred to the judiciary, in
addition to two cases that were reported to the IEC on Wednesday, and were
transferred to the relevant authorities, Kalaldeh said.
Additionally, the IEC will release a 500-page report within
two days that thoroughly provides details related to the March 22 election
process.
Record turnout
The municipal and governorate council elections saw the
highest voter turnout in the Kingdom’s history, according the
Al-Hayat Centerfor Civil Society Development (Rased), Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
According to the center’s director general, Amer Bani Amer,
it is a “positive indicator of the success of the Jordanian political reform
efforts.”
Of the mayors elected, 75 were elected for the first time, and
10 ran as part of a political party. Five are members of the National Congress
Party, four are part of the newly formed National Chapter Party, and one is a
member of the National Youth Party, according to Rased. The average age of the
mayors elected is 52 years old.
Sixty-eight women were elected outside of the women’s quota, Bani Amer said. No women
stood for mayoral election, according the IEC’s report.
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