Jordan parliamentary elections
Anti-lockdown protests continue in Jordan
The current round of protests started after reports of the death of at least 9 people in a government hospital due to lack of oxygen on Saturday night
Jordan goes to polls on Tuesday to elect a new parliament
The election for the 130-member House of Representative is happening amidst unprecedented economic and health crisis in the country. The government had recently cracked down on the country’s largest teachers’ union.
Jordan gets a new prime minister before next month’s parliamentary elections
The new prime minister, Bisher al-Khasawneh, will have the responsibility of tackling the rising economic hardships and the COVID-19 pandemic in the country
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