Voter apathy sparred with anger over the war on Gaza as Jordanians made their choices for parliament.
Amman, Jordan – In the early hours after election day in Jordan’s capital, the pervasive campaign posters were stripped from the city’s central districts before the preliminary results were announced.
In Paris Square, a bustling hub in the lively neighbourhood of Jabal al-Weibdeh, a few posters still cling to their perches and the occasional black-stained finger of a passer-by hints at the election that just ended.
Tuesday’s elections for Jordan’s House of Representatives came against the backdrop of nearly a year of Israel’s war on Gaza, an issue that resonates deeply with most Jordanians.
Twenty-year-old Lujain, a barista at a cafe, waves her inked finger. It takes a few days for this “proof of voting” to wash away.
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