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Jordan's Municipal Elections
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The Jordanian government has long stressed its commitment to political reform, modernization and liberalization. While the municipal elections revealed visible gaps in this process, these and upcoming legislative elections do offer the potential to bring about better governance and increased citizen participation in political life.
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Parliamentary Elections Set for This Year
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TESTAccording to Prime Minister Ma’ruf al-Bakhit, the government will hold parliamentary elections no later than November this year. The current parliament - now in recess - will remain in session until King Abdullah II dissolves it and a new house is elected.
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(2007/06/20)
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TESTAccording to Prime Minister Ma’ruf al-Bakhit, the government will hold parliamentary elections no later than November this year. The current parliament - now in recess - will remain in session until King Abdullah II dissolves it and a new house is elected.
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The Wafd Party Boycots the Shura Elections
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On May 7th, 2007 the Higher Committee of the Wafd Party decided that the party will not participate in the Shura Council- Upper House- elections due to start on June 11, 2007. The Wafd party refuses to participates the Upper House elections as long the House does not have real legislative powers. The party also raised concerns on the new laws on electoral supervision perceived as not being conducive to fair elections.
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More the 500 Muslim Brotherhood Members Arrested
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The authorities arrested more than 500 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in order to prevent them from running and campaigning for the Shara Council elections- Upper House- due to start on June 11, 2007. The MB considers this to be a regime attempt to limit the success of the MB in the mid-term Shara elections.
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Reactions to the Presidential Referendum
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On Sunday May 27, the Syrian people were forced to vote in a referendum to renew Bashar Assad’s term as president for another seven years. There was no choice as Assad ran uncontested. But just in case, Syrians were subjected to the usual intimidation tactics.
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On Sunday May 27, the Syrian people were forced to vote in a referendum to renew Bashar Assad’s term as president for another seven years. There was no choice as Assad ran uncontested. But just in case, Syrians were subjected to the usual intimidation tactics.
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Expatriates Seek Permission to Vote in Elections
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A group of Jordanian citizens living in Saudi Arabia recently sent a letter urging the government to change its electoral regulations to allow Jordanians abroad to participate in elections. The majority of Jordanian expatriates - experts estimate there are nearly 600,000 living in the Persian Gulf states - live in Saudi Arabia.
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A group of Jordanian citizens living in Saudi Arabia recently sent a letter urging the government to change its electoral regulations to allow Jordanians abroad to participate in elections. The majority of Jordanian expatriates - experts estimate there are nearly 600,000 living in the Persian Gulf states - live in Saudi Arabia.
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Dissident al-Manna' Supports Referendum Boycott
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The Syrian opposition will boycott the upcoming presidential referendum on May 27, that will give Bashar Assad a renewed seven year term. Dissident activist and spokesman for the Arab Committee for Human Rights Haytham al-Manna' told AKI that this boycott is the position that Syrian democracy and human rights advocates can take.
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(2007/05/24)
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Reform Party Calls for Elections Boycott
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The US-based Reform Party of Syria called on Syrians not to participate in the parliamentary elections this Sunday by not entering voting booths.
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Damascus Declaration: People Boycotted Elections
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The Damascus Declaration (DD) grouping, the largest opposition umbrella gathering, said that the Syrian people "turned their faces away" from the parliamentary elections held last week. It also considered the statements made by regime officials, accusing the opposition of treason and collaboration, as reflecting "tension and anxiety."
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(2007/04/28)
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3500 Lawyers Trained to Monitor Elections
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The National Council of Human Rights and the Egyptian Coalition for the Support of Democracy are training 3500 lawyers to monitor elections. The training is taking place throughout 2007 and aims at preparing monitors for the March 26 referendum on the constitutional amendments as well as the Shura Council partial elections due later this year.
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Low Voter Turnout On the Referendum on the Constitution
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On March 26, 2007 Egyptians voted on the referendum for amending 34 articles of the Constitution. According to the Egyptian authority the amendments were approved by 75 percent of the voters with a 27 percent participation. However, civil society organizations that monitored the referendum claim that the voter turnout did not exceed 3 percent of registered voters.
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