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| Jordan votes in polls boycotted by Islamists |
| 2010-11-10 |
| [Emirates 24/7] Jordanians turned out in numbers on Tuesday to vote in elections likely to produce MPs with tribal links and loyal to the government that faces little challenge after opposition Islamists pulled out. Senior election official Saad Shehab announced a 32 per cent turnout by 1.30pm (1130 GMT). "Voter turnout is reassuring so far. It's expected to increase in the coming hours as everything is going smoothly," Interior Minister Nayef Qadi told news hounds. The polls come as Jordan faces an economic crisis with a record budget deficit of two billion dollars and a foreign debt of 11 billion dollars, or nearly 60 percent of GDP. Around 2.5 million Jordanians are eligible to vote at 1,492 polling stations, choosing from 763 candidates vying for a four-year term in the 120-seat lower house of parliament, with 12 seats reserved for women. Nearly 100 candidates are former MPs, and 134 are women. "We hope the lower house will represent all Jordanians and enhance the country's achievements," Prime Minister Samir Rifai told news hounds after casting his ballot at a school in Jabal Al-Hussein, near Amman's city centre. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Once again, to paraph MASTER YODA > BEGUN THE JORDANIAN JIHAD HAS ... AROUND THE ISRAELIS A PERIMETER CREATE [Arab-Muslim Nukes, Missles, Militants]??? * MEMRI > {Deputy IRGC Cdr] IRANIAN OFFCIAL: US FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST ARE OUR HOSTAGES. As per US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM's calls for the US to "neuter" Iran's milfors for the sake of defending Israel + preventing Iran NNUkes, IFF ATTACKED IRAN WILL STRIKE AT US TARGETS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE MIDEAST. * SAME > {Turkey] AL QAEDA OPERATIONS IN TWO CITIES. * TOPIX > TURKEY SETS CONDITIONS BEFORE NATO FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MISSLE DEFENSE. To wit, * Proposed system must be "NATO" controlled + purposed, not "US"-only, MISSLE DEFENSE SHIELD. * Missle Shield must effec COVER THE TERRITORES OF ALL THE NATO COUNTRIES, NOT JUST SELECT. * Turkey must not be a NATO "Front State" as during the Cold War. IIUC, meaning Turkey will NOT-THE-FIRST-NATO-STATE-TO-DIE-OR-BE-NUKED-IN-MAJOR-WAR like Bundeswehr FRG Germany = Cold War Fulda Gap + Central German Plains. * CERTAIN STATES that TURKEY does friendly bilateral Bizz wid, i.e. RUSSIA + IRAN + SYRIA, NOT TO BE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED AS TARGETS OR ENEMIES, ETC. IN DOCUMENTS REALTED TO THE MISSLE SHIELD. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-11-10 01:58 |