Karak tribes back their official candidates in the race to Parliament

From: The Star (Jordan, Middle East) | Date: October 30, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Raed Al Abed
The Star (Jordan, Middle East)
10-30-1997
Karak-Parliamentary elections in this part of the country occupies the
concern of politicians around the Kingdom since this constituency witnessed
violent protests against bread prices last year.

Forty candidates are running for seven Muslim seats, while another
seven are competing for the two Christian seats in the governorate. Official
figures say 85,000 out of the 98,000 eligible voters have received their
card, forming about 68 percent, according to official figures.

After their experience, in the 1993 elections, with the single ...

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