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A Jordanian election official checks ballot boxes at a counting centre in Amman, Jordan ahead of parliamentary elections on November 10. Reuters
A Jordanian election official checks ballot boxes at a counting centre in Amman, Jordan ahead of parliamentary elections on November 10. Reuters
Jordanians go to the polls amid surge in coronavirus cases
A record 364 women are running in the elections, a 44% increase
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10 November, 2020