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Meanwhile, much of the public seems disengaged. NDI’s recent pre-election assessment notes the general indifference about the elections from citizens across the political spectrum in Jordan.

Now with limited faith in reform rhetoric and unbounded frustrations across society, the country’s first elections since the Arab uprisings, will likely prove to be more eventful in the streets than the ballot box. Abdullah’s decision to forge ahead with elections with waning public confidence and a contentious voting system creates a precarious situation for both election-day matters and post-electoral politics.

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