Jordan’s independent election commission has ordered an Islamist party to remove a logo from its election posters that is somewhat reminiscent of a symbol used by the Palestinian group Hamas, a candidate from the party said.

Nationwide parliamentary elections will take place in Jordan on September 10.

The Islamic Action Front has chosen a green inverted triangle as one of its logos for the elections. It bears some resemblance to the inverted red triangle used by Hamas in videos it releases showing its fighters attacking Israeli forces.

The election commission reportedly said the Islamic Action Front would face fines and removal of its posters if it did not comply with the rules.

Yanal Freihat, a candidate from the Islamic Action Front, posted a video on Facebook in which he explained that the election commission justified this by saying that the posters featured another logo and that the law only allows one logo.

He said he was “surprised” by the order to remove the logo and asked whether there was any connection to events in Gaza and Palestine.

“This logo apparently bothered the commission, and I don’t know if it has something to do with the (Palestinian) resistance or if there is a legal reason – as (the commission) says – that prohibits the use of two logos on advertisements for parties and candidates,” he said.

He added that the IAF tried to appeal the decision, but the Commission stuck to its decision.

He said he was therefore considering spraying the upside-down logo in white paint on all of his posters.

The Islamic Action Front is considered the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and is one of the most important opposition parties in the country.

The Palestinian movement Hamas also has roots in the Muslim Brotherhood, and in his video, Freihat expressed his support for the Palestinians fighting against Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Jordan was rocked earlier this year by protests in support of the Gaza Strip, many of which targeted the Israeli embassy in Amman.

More than half of the country’s population is of Palestinian origin – descendants of refugees who fled their homeland after ethnic cleansing by Zionist militias when Israel was founded.

Nevertheless, Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1994, the so-called Wadi Araba Agreement.