Accepting reality after Jordan’s elections
Following appeared in Jordan Times By Daoud Kuttab “The people have spoken, the voters have decided and I bow to the will of citizens and accept the election result.” This sentence or a variation of it is often spoken to the press by candidates who lose elections, often after having made a congratulatory phone call […]
Winners and losers
Following appeared in Jordan times. By Daoud Kuttab Even before a single vote was counted and results announced, it was clear who were the main winners and losers. And for the most part, they were not the candidates. The biggest winner in the Jordanian legislative elections was the state. It bargained on the public and […]