Regional turmoil, new election lists, and a revived Muslim Brotherhood are big discussion points in the Jordan vote

Following elections in Jordan in which the Islamist IAF party is expected to make significant gains, France 24 takes a closer look at the Hashemite Kingdom at the crossroads of the Middle East (see video below). The Islamic Action Front was expected to clinch about 20 seats in the 130-member parliament, which would make it the…

The people of Jordan are voting in parliamentary elections under a new system which it is claimed shows the pro-Western monarchy is bringing in democratic reforms. The vote comes amid a background of regional turmoil, a struggling economy – and cynicism among many Jordanians who see the parliament as a tool of a self-serving elite. New…

By Mohammad Al Raggad – Sep 21,2016 – Last updated at Sep 21,2016 AMMAN — With 1,252 candidates running for election to the Lower House, electoral campaigns offered unemployed young people a chance to earn some cash. Ranim, a university student who preferred not to give her full name, said she had made “good money” working…