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Jordan’s opposition wagers on election boycott

January 22, 2013
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Jordan’s opposition wagers on election boycott

by Nicholas Seeley. It’s the day before a parliamentary election — the only kind of national election Jordan has — but Wednesday won’t see political parties dueling it out for leadership. Other than the candidates themselves and the narrow constituencies that support them, few people seem to care who gets elected. Instead, the political opposition

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Jordan’s Arab Spring continues to disappoint

November 30, 2012
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Jordan’s Arab Spring continues to disappoint

by Nicholas Seeley. Everyone knew the riots were coming — or at least, that was what it felt like. Predictions of an “explosion” of popular anger in Jordan had been hanging in the air for a while, and when a new set of austerity measures this month brought street protests and violence, it was hard

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