2013
Jordan Parliamentary Elections
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Petr Bratský, member of the Czech Republic Senate;
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Christopher Carr, Vice President at J.P. Morgan;
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Darryl Gray, former member of the Canadian Parliament;
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James Hart, former member of the Canadian Parliament;
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Steve Heydemann, Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at th
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Tami Longaberger, Chief Executive Officer of the Longaberger Company, member of IRI’s
Board of Directors and Chair of the
s
Board of
Directors;
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Matt Rhoades, former Chief of Staff to Governor Mitt Romney;
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David Schenker,
Aufzien Fellow and Director of the Program on Arab Politics
at the
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Christopher Tuttle, Director of the Washington Program at th
and
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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 were briefed by the IEC, Jordanian nongovernmental organizations
and parliamentary candidates
.
Delegates were also briefed on the rights and responsibilities of
international observers
,
the Jordanian Code of Conduct for election observers
and Jordanian
election law. Delegates were then deployed throughout the country where they observed the polling
process.
IRI staff also served as observers and assisted in the mission. IRI staff was led b
Executive Vice President of IRI
Director of Middle East and North Africa programs;
and Jeff Lilley, Resident Country Director for IRI in Jordan.
Since 1983, IRI has monitored more than 150 elections in more than 46 countries, including
Jordan’s 2010 parliamentary elections.
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