2013
Jordan Parliamentary Elections
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David Vriesendorp, Member of the Board of Directors of the Eduardo Frei Foundation in
the Netherlands.
Prior to the elections, delegates will be briefed by Jordan’s
Jordanian nongovernmental organizations and parliamentary candidates
.
Delegates will also be
briefed on the rights and responsibilities of international observers
,
the Jordanian Code of Conduct
for election observers
and Jordanian election law. Delegates will then be deployed throughout the
country where they will observe the polling process
and identify strengths and weaknesses in
Jordan’s election system, including campaign regulations, drawing electoral district boundaries, the
balloting process, vote tabulation and reporting.
IRI staff will also serve as observers and assist in the mission. IRI staff will be led by
Executive Vice President of IRI
Director of Middle East and North Africa programs;
and Jeff Lilley, Resident Country Director for IRI in Jordan.
IRI also deployed three teams of long-term observers in November to monitor the elections
throughout the Kingdom
.
Long-term observers are meeting with government officials, political
campaign representatives, civil society activists and election stakeholders. They will also monitor
voting and ballot counting on Election Day, and the adjudication processes and resolution of
complaints following the elections.
Since 1983, IRI has monitored more than 150 elections in more than 46 countries, including
Jordan’s 2010 parliamentary elections.
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