Al-Nimri talks about the widespread lack of popular confidence in the parliamentary institution and in the feasibility of electing representatives

2023-09-23 23:55:41

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September 24, 2023

Homeland Today – Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party, Jamil Al-Nimri, said during the Saturday salon hosted by the Amman Municipality that during the past three decades, elections were individual, parties were marginalized, and the role of the representative was a service mediator, “which makes political modernization “a national need and not just a demand of the opposition.”

Al-Nimri added that the Jordanian state is serious about reform, and the rules of the political game have changed, as 30% of the seats in the House of Representatives are now held by parties and compete for them through national lists.

Al-Nimri believed that the main problem reflected in the low rates of political participation is “the widespread lack of popular confidence in the parliamentary institution and in the feasibility of electing representatives who work individually without programmes,” stressing that raising the rates of political participation and voting in parliamentary elections “needs the efforts of everyone.”

Al-Nimri called on everyone, individuals, parties, and elites, to engage in the political, partisan, and parliamentary process, to develop political and public life, and to positively engage everyone with the problems of development and advancement of our country.
In response to a question, Al-Nimri revealed that there is a tendency to merge his party with another. Without mentioning further details