Jordanian elections law amended

In a very important step aiming at bringing the opposition to take part in the next parliamentary elections, the Jordanian government decided to amend the election law and replace a new formula to the " one voice" principle, according to which the elections of 1970 were held.

The amendment in the new elections law which was prepared by a Jordanian ministerial committee and submitted it to the Jordanian Cabinet to be discussed and approved in order to be submitted to the Jordanian King Abdullah II, at its set date on July 17th.

The new law says that every citizen can vote in his own election circle for one candidate in one paper and also to vote for the " Party" list by another paper and thereby the citizen will have two votes one for the candidate for the circle and another vote for the list.

Behind this amendment the government aims at meeting the repeated demands of the opposition by canceling this item and amending it in order to enable these opposition from taking part in the elections after the opposition boycotted the elections of 1997 because of this law.