Islamic Action Front becomes the largest bloc in Jordan's parliamentary election

In Jordan''s general election on 10 September 2024, the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, won 31 of 138 seats — more than any other party and its strongest result since 1989, with observers linking the gains to its stance on the Gaza war. Turnout was about 32 percent and the IAF stayed well short of a majority.

Referenced entities

Parties

Islamic Action Front

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Islamic Action Front becomes the largest bloc in Jordan's parliamentary election [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/b9f6782d-457a-4bea-8de0-023cd58d92ea

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Islamic Action Front becomes the largest bloc in Jordan's parliamentary election." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/b9f6782d-457a-4bea-8de0-023cd58d92ea.

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@misc{tayyar-event-b9f6782d-457a-4bea-8de0-023cd58d92ea,
  title     = {{Islamic Action Front becomes the largest bloc in Jordan's parliamentary election}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/b9f6782d-457a-4bea-8de0-023cd58d92ea},
  urldate   = {2026-06-21},
  note      = {Event date: 2024-09-10. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-06-21},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2024-09-10. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.