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Jordan: Low turnout in parliamentary election amid boycott calls and Covid-19 fears

Name: Jordan: Low turnout in parliamentary election amid boycott calls and Covid-19 fears
Uploaded: 2020-11-11T17:40:11+0000
Description: Calls from activists to boycott the Jordanian elections on Tuesday 10 November have led to one of the lowest turnouts the country has ever seen. Jordan is currently experiencing one of its worst economic crises with unemployment at its highest at 23% and poverty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gofran Mohamad

Published date: 11 November 2020 17:52 GMT | Last update: 3 years 5 months ago

Calls from activists to boycott the Jordanian elections on Tuesday 10 November have led to one of the lowest turnouts the country has ever seen.

Jordan is currently experiencing one of its worst economic crises with unemployment at its highest at 23% and poverty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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