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‘There will be no more rigged elections in the Kingdom’

Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh, flanked by President of the Jordan Press Association Tareq Momani and Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Rakan Majali, speaks to reporters at a meeting in Amman on Wednesday (Photo by Nader Daoud)
Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh, flanked by President of the Jordan Press Association Tareq Momani and Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Rakan Majali, speaks to reporters at a meeting in Amman on Wednesday (Photo by Nader Daoud)

Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh on Wednesday stressed that the Kingdom will never again see an election marred by manipulation, reaffirming his government’s commitment to ensuring a free and transparent electoral system.

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