IEC Continues to Hold Awareness Raising Meetings in the Governorates

Publication date: April 7th, 2019

In continuation of the approach of communication and openness, IEC continued its awareness raising meetings with the partners; as today, two symposiums were held in the governorates of Zarqa and Al-Balqa’ as part of the series of meetings held by IEC with the youth sectors in the governorates in cooperation with All Jordan Youth Commission.

Samar Haj Hasan, a member of the Board of Commissioners of IEC, during her meeting with a number of the members of All Jordan Youth Commission, has reviewed the establishment of the Commission, its organizational structure and its administration of the electoral process in all its phases.  

In the context of referring to the guarantees of integrity in elections, Haj Hasan pointed out the importance of the periodic updating of the voters’ registers through coordinating with the related bodies; the fact that enhances the voter’s trust in the electoral process, where updating voters’ registers is considered one of the integrity guarantees adopted by the Commission to reach free, fair and impartial elections.   

In a separated context, Dr. Zuhair Abu Fares, a member of the Board of Commissioners of IEC, has emphasized during the symposium held in All Jordan Youth Commission in Zarqa the importance of openness to partners in the electoral process, as the youth are one of the most important basis of the electoral process.

Abu Fares also noted the great role that youth people may play as voters, candidates and volunteers, based on the youth awareness and realization of the challenges facing the country. He again emphasized their ability to bear the responsibility and overcome all obstacles through expanding the circle of their participation in decision making.