AMMAN — A recent opinion poll conducted by the Center for
Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan found that the majority of
Jordanians, at 74 percent, believe that things in the Kingdom are moving in a
negative direction, while only 24 percent believe that it they are moving in a
positive direction.
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The survey was conducted two-and-a-half years after the
formation of Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh’s government, and included
opinion leaders and the general population.
Among opinion leaders, 59 percent believe things are moving
in a negative direction, and only 30 percent believe there is a positive trend,
according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
The poll suggested that the negative view of the Kingdom’s
direction is due to several reasons, including the deterioration and decline of
economic conditions at 38 percent, the rise in prices and cost of living at 20
percent, the rise in unemployment rates at 19 percent, the rise in poverty at 8
percent, the government’s confusion in decision-making at 6 percent, and the
spread of corruption, nepotism, and nepotism at 5 percent.
Government economic policiesThe survey also showed that the majority of Jordanians, at
80–85 percent, believe that the government's economic policies and measures
have failed to alleviate the economic burdens, limit the rise in prices, and/or
reduce poverty and unemployment rates.
Additionally, only 23 percent of Jordanians believe that
government economic policies have contributed to reducing the use of foreign
workers, while 20 percent believe they contributed to fighting poverty, and 13
percent believe they contributed to reducing unemployment.
The poll also revealed that high unemployment rates and lack
of job opportunities, at 45 percent, are the top local challenges/problems
facing Jordan today.
This issue was followed by the rise in prices, cost of
living, and decrease in salaries at 20 percent, and the increase in poverty
rates at 14 percent. As for the most important non-economic challenges facing
Jordan that the government must address, internal security challenges, such as
drugs and theft, came at 36 percent, followed by the deterioration of the level
of government services in general, such as health and infrastructure, at 24
percent.
Financial and administrative corruption, nepotism, and
nepotism came in at 14 percent.
Confidence in governmentDespite the negative outlook, Khasawneh’s government gained
the confidence of 37 percent of Jordanians two-and-a-half years after its
formation.
Additionally, 40 percent of the opinion leaders' sample
trusts the government.
The survey also indicated that 39 percent of Jordanian youth
in the 18–34 years age group trust the current government two-and-a-half years
after its formation.
The poll showed that 35 percent of Jordanians believe that
the government was able to assume the responsibilities of the past period,
while 37 percent believe that the premier was able to assume the responsibilities
of the last stage, and 34 percent believe that the ministerial team was able to
assume the responsibilities of the last stage.
On average, the citizens’ assessment of the government’s
ability to carry out its tasks from May 2021 until now was about 36 percent,
the premier's assessment was 36 percent, and the ministerial team’s ability was
put at 34 percent.
The opinion leaders’ assessment of the government’s ability
to carry out its tasks since May 2021 was about 40 percent, the premier's
assessment was about 42 percent, and the ministerial team’s ability was 39
percent.
Economic assessmentThe vast majority of Jordanians at 83 percent believe that
the economic situation in Jordan is currently moving in a negative direction,
as well as the vast majority of the opinion leaders' sample at 73 percent.
The majority of Jordanians at 61 percent believe that their
economic situation today is worse than it was 12 months ago, and 45 percent of
them believe that it will be worse after another 12 months.
Moreover, the poll suggests that the government needs to
improve its communication and outreach to the Jordanian public, as 73 percent
of Jordanians reported that they do not follow what the government has done or
is doing.
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