AMMAN — Independent Election Commission (IEC) Chairman Musa Maaytah on Sunday met with a European Union Election Follow-up Mission to review progress on recommendations made after the mission observed the 2024 Lower House elections.

 

The delegation was headed by Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the 2024 EU Election Observation Mission Željana Zovko and included two electoral experts, according to an IEC statement.

 

The meeting focused on following up on the mission's recommendations, with the aim of improving electoral procedures in line with international standards and best practices.

 

Maaytah stressed the importance of international election observers, saying the commission gives priority to observations and recommendations made by local and international monitoring missions.

 

He said the IEC regularly reviews their feedback as a means of building on existing strengths and addressing shortcomings in the electoral process.

 

The IEC had previously received the mission's final report, which commended the commission's administration of the elections and its efforts to facilitate the observers' work and ensure their safety.

 

The report included recommendations on developing electoral legislation, monitoring election campaigns and their financing, raising voter awareness, broadening political participation and improving access to polling centres for persons with disabilities.

 

The EU mission deployed 100 observers from EU member states across all electoral constituencies in the Kingdom after receiving an official invitation from the IEC to monitor the 2024 parliamentary elections.