2023-05-20 15:55:19
Watan Al-Youm – Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, Engineer Wajih Azaiza, affirmed that the government stands at the same distance from all political parties, and adheres to the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II that there is no retreat from the reform paths.
Azaiza added, during his meeting, today, Saturday, in the building of the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs with general secretaries and representatives of political parties; The government has committed itself to what has been accomplished by the royal committee to modernize the political system by sending it as reported by the committee
These constitutional and legislative amendments were also accomplished by the legislative authority, with some amendments to them.
He pointed out that His Majesty the King emphasized the three reform tracks; Political, economic and administrative, and that there is no retreat from that, and the meetings and follow-up of His Highness Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II, the Crown Prince, to accomplish the reform paths.
And Azaiza indicated that this meeting came after the announcement of the parties that corrected their situation, in the interest of dialogue and permanent consultation with the various parties, and that one of the tasks of the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs is to encourage political action.
He pointed out that the process of correcting the situation of the parties and applying the provisions of the law is related to the Independent Election Commission, pointing out that there is an action plan at the Ministry to consult with the parties to work on it, and it includes awareness, training, education and capacity building.
He said that a ministerial committee has been formed that meets at the level of ministers, secretaries general of ministries and liaison officers, and it is a governmental committee, with the aim of encouraging and participating in the political process, and this is in line with what we all aspire to in terms of active participation.
And among the many achievements that took place in the process of political modernization, including; The system of party activities in higher education institutions, as well as subjects taught in universities and the national education curriculum that will be taught in the schools of the Ministry of Education.
Azayza also indicated that there is an action plan related to partisan training and political awareness of the members of the various parties, which is being implemented by the ministry. It needs financial funding to implement these activities, part of which will be provided directly from the government, and part will be provided by the concerned international organizations, as it seeks to include the largest number of targeted people.
He stressed the need to encourage everyone to participate, especially in light of the existence of legislation aimed at empowering youth and women, indicating that there is communication and arrangement between the ministry and the authority to spread positive culture, and parties should practice it and spread the spirit of positivity among citizens, in order to stimulate party work.
In turn, the general secretaries of the parties presented a number of observations related to partisan work, which the government, represented by the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, must take into account and address in order to encourage partisan work and push citizens to join parties.
They stressed the need to exploit this stage, and this trend towards a real reform process, and to provide the appropriate environment for the application of the parties law and the election law, and to work on making amendments to some legislation, regulations and laws in order to allow the parties to organize their activities easily and easily to attract affiliates and supporters, and the need for the role of the media in shedding light on Political parties and programs they have.
The meeting included party secretaries; The Islamic Action Front, the National Pact, the Jordanian Democratic People “Hashd”, the workers, the torch, the popular unity, the Shura, reform and renewal “the harvest”, the role model, the Jordanian National Movement, the Jordanian Social Democratic Party, the Blessed Land, the New Path, justice and reform, the nationalist movement , Al-Ghad, the National Union, the Ansar, the Democratic Unionists, in addition to party representatives; Erada, the Arab Socialist Baath, the National Coalition, the future and life, national integration, communism.
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