17 female candidates as election application time expires

The application period for candidacy in the Jordanian election, which will be held on 24 November, is over. The total number of candidates is 571, 17 of whom are female. The candidates will compete for 80 seats in 21 polling sections in the different areas of Jordan.

The number of candidates in the 5 polling sections in Amman in addition to the section of Badu Al Wasat is 131, nine of whom are female, Arbid has 106, two of whom are female, and Al Kark has 51, two of whom are female. Al Zarka has 41, one of whom is female. Amilon has 40, one of whom is a female, Maadaba has 46, Al Tofaylia has 18, Garash has 24, Al Mufarak and Badou Al Sahra’a has 34, Aqaba has 10, and Al Balqaa has 48, one of whom is female.

The number of previous members of parliament who are participating in this election is 43, the best known of which is the former speaker of the parliament Said Hail Al Serour (Badou Al Ganoub), the bother of the Prime Minister Abdel Hadi Al Magally (Al Kark), and former ministers Aly Abu Al Rageb, Abdel Raouf Al Ruwaida and Samir Ka'war.

Three of the leaders of the Islamic Movement will participate in this election; Abdalla Al Akaila (Al Toufailia), Mohamed Al Azaida (Maareb), and Faayez Al Rabia (Al Balqa'a)

Jordan holds the election once every 4 years. This is the third election since the establishment of parliamentary rule in 1989. The seats are distributed as follows: 68 for the Muslims, 9 for the Christians, 3 for the Chechans and Sharkas Jordanians.