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In pictures: Jordanians cast their ballot during the parliamentary elections in Amman

Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally

An elderly Jordanian woman is assisted by a member of the electoral commission as she votes in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraa

A Jordanian woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian woman casts her ballot at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian man casts his ballot at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A member of the Jordanian electoral commission checks the ID of a voter at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

An elderly Jordanian man is assisted as he arrives at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian woman sits inside a van adorned with campaign posters outside a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during the parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

Jordanians wait to cast their votes outside a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during the parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian woman casts her ballot in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

Jordanian women cast their ballot in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian woman casts her ballot in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian man casts his ballot at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016 during parliamentary elections. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

A Jordanian woman is assisted by a member of the electoral commission as she casts her ballot in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. Jordanians are voting in an election that could see opposition Islamists re-emerge as a major parliamentary force in the key Western ally. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

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