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Jordan: Dulicate Names

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, Elections

“One of the (dirty) tricks played in elections here is the running of candidates with similar names. Typically, one of these candidates is paid to run in order to bleed off votes from a legitimate candidate,” explains [1] Jordanian blogger Khalaf, who is updating us on the upcoming Parliamentary elections in Jordan.