Jordan’s Islamist party tops election overshadowed by anger over Gaza war

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11 September 2024 at 2:41 pm·1-min read

The Islamic Action Front (IAF), an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, on Wednesday topped the kingdom's parliamentary elections, tripling its representation in the House of Representatives amid growing frustration over the ongoing war in Gaza among Jordanians, half of whom are of Palestinian origin. But the IAF failed to clinch an outright majority, according to official results.

Jordan's leading Islamist opposition party has won 31 out of 138 seats in the kingdom's parliament, tripling its representation in legislative elections dominated by frustration over the ongoing Gaza war.

The Islamic Action Front (IAF), a political offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, came ahead of other parties and factions in the legislature after Tuesday's vote, but was far from clinching a majority, according to official election results released on Wednesday.

The result is a historic win for the Islamists and their largest representation since the Muslim Brotherhood in 1989 gained 22 out of the 80 seats in the then parliament.

The IAF had 10 seats in the previous parliament elected in 2020 and 16 seats in the 2016 legislature.

The Islamists had sought to capitalise on growing anger over the ongoing war in Gaza among Jordanians, half of whom are of Palestinian origin.

(AFP)

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