Amman- July 27, 2016
German Jordanian University in cooperation with the Independent Election Commission organized a workshop entitled “بايدك صوتك واصل “ which targeted students and aimed at explaining load of concepts about elections, the elections processing and how Jordanian voters especially young voters should consider trust and impartiality when elections.
Professor Natheer Abu Obeid president of GJU emphasized that GJU always supports the enlightening activities, which could provide students with the edification they need and called on all students to make decisions freely without any interference or influence from any other party, and without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion and to get a positive interaction in political life.
For her part Samar Al Haj Hassan member of board of commissioners/ Independent Election Commission IEC gave an overview about IEC which is the result of comprehensive political reform efforts led by His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein in response to the public’s interest and concern with the electoral process.
She further added that IEC seeks to enhance confidence in the electoral process and its outcomes through the fair and proper application of legislation and increase the general awareness of the importance of participation in the electoral process considering an important values in the electoral process , impartiality, equality, professionalism, transparency and accountability, openness, and integrity.
Abdullah Abu Sheikh, the coordinator of the workshop highlighted the important role of youth in the electoral process and how youth can make a remarkable difference in the political life , as they have the right to participate in decision making process under the leadership of His Majesty king Abdullah II.
During the workshop a video about students' opinions in elections was displayed and a show played by GJU drama club students, in addition to a wide discussion held between the guests and students.
