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Elections in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: January 23 Chamber of Deputies Elections
The January 23 Chamber of Deputies elections in Jordan will be the first parliamentary elections administered under the authority of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), which was established in 2012. To provide background on these changes and the upcoming elections, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has put together a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Election FAQ
Elections in Albania: June 23 Parliamentary Elections
Albania’s upcoming election will see over 3,270,000 registered voters cast their ballots for members of Parliament and positions in local government. Elected parliamentarians will serve for four years and elect Albania’s President in up to five rounds of voting. Elections in Albania: June 23 Parliamentary Elections IFES’ frequently asked questions (FAQs), discusses the core elements of the upcoming poll.
Election Material
Ballot
Albania Referendum Ballot 1997
Ballot paper used in the 1997 Albanian referendum regarding the restoration of the monarchy. Voters were asked if they would prefer a republican government or a constitutional monarchy.
Election Material
Ballot
Albania Assembly Elections Ballot 1992
Ballot listing candidates for Parliament in Zone 32 for Albanian parliamentary elections held on 22 March 1992. The main parties in the election were the Democratic Party of Albania (Partia Demokratike) and the Socialist Party of Albania (Partia Socialiste).
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Jordan’s First Election Under a New Commission
On January 23, 2013, Jordanians went to the polls to vote in the first election since the country enacted reforms following widespread protests during the Arab Spring. In this first election administered by the IEC, Jordanians cast two ballots—one for the national district and one for a local district. Hermann Thiel, IFES Chief of Party in Jordan, answers some questions about Election Day in Amman.
News & Updates
Press Release
Jordanian Director of Elections Receives Award for Advancing Democracy
Saad Shehab, director of the Elections Department within the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, has been awarded the Patricia Hutar Award by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
News & Updates
Press Release
Successful Bridge Training Held In Jordan
IFES/Jordan successfully hosted a BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) training workshop with the Jordanian Ministry of Interior (MoI) from July 20-24.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES Staff Lead International Republican Institute Workshop for Political Parties
On August 12 and 13, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) Chief of Party for Jordan, Hermann Thiel, facilitated a workshop on electoral systems for Jordanian political parties, organized by the International Republican Institute (IRI), IFES’ partner in USAID’s Consortium for Elections and Political Processes (CEPPS). IFES Jordan Deputy Chief of Party Sara Utaibi and IFES Outreach Specialist Naser Ramadin co-facilitated the workshop.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES and the IEC Conduct a BRIDGE “Train the Facilitator” Workshop
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Jordanian Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) conducted a “Train the Facilitator” (TtF) workshop in Amman from May 27 to June 7, 2014. As part of IFES’s long-term goal of building the IEC into an effective and self-sustaining institution in Jordan and a model for regional electoral commissions, IFES worked with the Commission on the creation of a comprehensive professional development program.
Election FAQ
Elections in Jordan: 2016 Parliamentary Elections
In 2016, Jordan changed its Elections Law to put in place a new electoral system for parliamentary elections, implementing an open-list proportional system for each of the multimember electoral districts and eliminating the single district at the national level.