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Women, Islamists suffer setbacks in election in Jordan

by Omar Akour
| November 12, 2020 5:12 AM

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The already small number of female legislators in Jordan's parliament dropped even further on Thursday, while Islamist opposition parties also lost seats as officials announced results from this week's parliamentary elections.

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