AMMAN: The final results on Monday for Jordan’s general election held last week saw tribal leaders, pro-regime loyalists and independent businessmen sweep to power after a boycott by the Muslim Brotherhood.

“The Independent Election Commission board has approved the parliamentary election’s preliminary results, officially endorsing them as the final results,” the IEC said.

“Twenty sub-committees have examined and double-checked the results, completing their work on Sunday night.”

In the face of opposition charges of vote-buying, IEC head Abdul Ilah Khatib acknowledged the election held last Wednesday was “not completely free of some violations and problems”. “Elections cannot be perfect and we hope to learn from this experience and improve on it,” Khatib told a news conference. “But generally Jordanians have accepted the voting measures and exercised their right.” —AFP