On June 17th women in Jordan will make history, when at least six women will be elected to parliament as part of sweeping election reforms enacted by King Abdullah earlier this year. Last February, the King added six new seats to Jordan's 104-seat parliament, seats that will be reserved for women as a way to boost their participation in the upcoming elections and in the country's political life thereafter. Women candidates will be placed on a separate electoral list and the six who achieve the highest percentage of votes in their district will be elected to parliament.

Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili continues to be the most popular political leader in Georgia, and 60 percent rate the Georgian Dream Coalition as the “party” closest to them, according to the findings of a public opinion survey released here today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Fifty-six percent named the United National Movement (UNM) as the strongest opposition party in the country.