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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The US State Department on Friday hailed parliamentary elections which were held in Jordan on Wednesday.
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland congratulated the people of Jordan on the parliamentary elections, and said the US views these elections as an important step in the ongoing reform process initiated by King Abdullah II.

" We note that international election observers found that the voting process saw an improvement over past elections, and that the elections were conducted in a transparent and credible manner, but they also offered recommendations about continuing to improve Jordan 's electoral process going forward." She added.

Noland said that the observers praised the work of the independent electoral commission which administered these elections for the first time. " We look forward to the government and people of Jordan building on this milestone and carrying out additional political and economic reforms for the benefit of all Jordanians, the spokeswoman said.


Noland added that Jordan is a vital strategic partner of the United States , noting that the US will continue to support Jordan 's leadership and the Jordanian people in their reform process.PETRA