Ten parties secure 41 national seats in 20th Parliamentary Council

Jordan

Published: 2024-09-11 18:20

Last Updated: 2024-09-11 19:47


Ten parties secure 41 national seats in 20th Parliamentary Council
Ten parties secure 41 national seats in 20th Parliamentary Council

In a decisive outcome, 10 political parties have secured 41 seats in the 20th Parliamentary Council, each surpassing the threshold of 40,000 votes—an essential benchmark for competing lists in the national district.

Among these leading parties is the Islamic Action Front, followed by the centrist conservative Al-Mithaq, the National Islamic Party, and seven centrist and leftist parties: Irada, the National Union, Taqaddom, Al-Ard Al-Mubarakah, Al-Amal, and the joint lists of Namaa, Al-Amal, and Azm.

In a near-final assessment of the leading parties in the general district, the Islamic Action Front is positioned at the forefront alongside other centrist and leftist parties, based on results released sequentially across the 18 voting districts.

The Central Badia District notably shifted the lead from the Islamic Action Front to "Our Path - the Jordanian Communist Party" in this district.

Under the election law, parties are competing for 41 seats on national lists, as opposed to 97 seats allocated to local districts. This new electoral equation—implemented for the first time in decades—allows each voter to cast two votes: one for the local electoral district and another for the national list.

In the national district, lists representing 36 of the 38 registered parties have competed.