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Voter apathy, pandemic result in low turnout, riots in Jordanian election

With a historic low turnout by voters at Jordan’s parliamentary elections, it is doubtful that the government will pick up the message that a growing majority of Jordanians are becoming indifferent to the role of parliament.

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Vehicles drive past electoral banners for candidates and lists running in the 2020 general election in Jordan's northern Irbid on the day of the vote, Nov. 10, 2020. — MUSTAFA ABUMUNES/AFP via Getty Images

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