Jordan Prepares For Wednesday's Parliamentary Elections

Jordan Deploys Security Forces On Eve Of 'Landmark' Elections -- CNN

(CNN) -- The Jordanian government set the stage for Wednesday's parliamentary elections by assigning 47,000 police officers to polling and vote-counting centers, the state-run Petra news agency said.

Wednesday's vote is being described as a "landmark" moment under recent election reforms, Petra said.

The security force includes 17,000 gendarmerie members, the agency said.

Police have already surveyed the 1,532 election day facilities "to ward off any hindrances that could mar the electoral process," Petra said.

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