Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 5/19/2003
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of May 19, 2003
- Jordanian women launch parliamentary elections
Jordanian women will launch a less difficult fight in the Parliamentary elections due on June 17 after a recent amendment for the Jordanian election act that guaranteed women a quota of no less than 6 seats at the 110- member Jordanian parliament. Jordan, Politics, 5/24/2003 - More than 800 candidates for the Jordanian legislative elections
The Jordanian minister of the interior Qaftan al-Majali announced that 821 candidates have registered to take part in the legislative elections due to be held on June 17 in Jordan, while former Jordanian member of parliament Toujan al-Faisal, whose nomination was rejected, is preparing to appeal against this decision. Jordan, Politics, 5/22/2003 - Jordanian, Canadian talks on ME developments Jordan-Canada, Politics, 5/22/2003
- Jordanian King gets a message from Argentina President Jordan-Argentina, Politics, 5/21/2003
- Jordan: nomination for elections started, Toujan al-Faisal prevented
Toujan al-Faisal, the first Jordanian woman elected as a member at the Jordanian parliament from 1993 to 1997, denounced this rejection as being a "political " attempt to alienate her from the legislative elections. She stressed she will appeal this decision. She added " this decision has not surprised me. The prime minister asked me not to nominate myself." Jordan, Politics, 5/20/2003