IEC tells candidates to take down campaign materials

AMMAN — The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday said the final results of the governorate and municipal council elections were published in the Official Gazette.

A total of 1,363,465 citizens cast their ballots, with 15.56 per cent of males voting and 14.08 per cent of females voting, according to the IEC.

The voter turnout represented 29.64 per cent of the total number of eligible voters, which stood at 4,602,135, including 2,437,340 women.

The final official number of individuals registered to run for the elections is 4,644, including 846 women.

The highest voter turnout was recorded in Ajloun with 62.57 per cent, while the lowest was in Amman with 14.75 per cent, the IEC stated.

The percentage in the remaining governorates was as follows: Mafraq (61.08), Jerash (59.45), Maan (59.35), Karak (56.36), Tafileh (54.33), Madaba (45.92), Irbid (40.61), Balqa (37.12), Aqaba (33.21) and Zarqa (16.96).

IEC officials said that individuals wishing to contest the results of the election at the concerned courts within 15 days following the conclusion of the elections.

Also on Thursday, the IEC called on all candidates who ran for the elections to take down all their campaign materials and advertisements in accordance with the law.

Candidates have seven days following the conclusion of the elections to clear the streets from their campaign material, the IEC said.

If the candidates fail to do so, according to the IEC, “the material will be removed by the relevant government entities at the expense of the candidates without issuing any warning”.

Over 5,000 individuals, including 100 international persons, took part in monitoring the elections.

The Public Security Directorate (PSD) also dispatched over 55,000 personnel to monitor 1,850 polling stations, which contained 6,937 ballot boxes.