The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the Parliamentary elections in Jordan deployed today 28 long-term observers throughout the country. Prior to their deployment, the long-term observers received an in-depth briefing in Amman on the Jordanian electoral laws, the political environment and other topics.
The EU EOM is led by Chief Observer Željana Zovko, a Member of the European Parliament from Croatia, who will undertake her first visit to Jordan next week.
The Deputy Chief Observer, Delphine Blanchet, explained today: “The long-term observers will cover all 12 Governorates, looking at both urban and rural areas. They will observe the entire electoral process prior to, during and after the vote on 10 September. The observers will be meeting electoral officials, candidates, representatives of lists and alliances, civil society and the media”.
38 short-term observers will join the mission shortly before the election day. In total, more than 100 observers – from EU Member States, Canada, Norway and Switzerland – will be following the voting, counting and tabulation operations on 10 September.
“The EU EOM conducts a comprehensive analysis of the electoral process based on a well-established methodology, developed by the EU over more than two decades. It focuses on aspects such as the legal framework, the work of the election administration, the election campaign activities, the conduct of the media, the voting, counting, tabulation of results and the resolution of election-related disputes. The Mission is impartial and does not interfere in the electoral process”, further explained Ms. Blanchet.
The EU EOM will issue a preliminary statement shortly after the election day and will remain in-country until the end of September. A final report – with technical recommendations for future elections – will be published at a later stage.
The European Union was invited to deploy an election observation mission by the Independent Election Commission of Jordan. The EU EOM Jordan 2024 is independent from the EU institutions and EU member states. It is committed to remain neutral and to abide by the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers, as well as the laws and regulations of Jordan.
