AMMAN — An opinion poll conducted by the
Center for Strategic Studies and published on Wednesday shows that the vast majority of
Jordanians, 87 percent, have no knowledge about the newly approved Political
Parties Law, and only 13 percent said that they had heard or knew about it,
according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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The poll
indicates that more than one-fifth of Jordanians, 23 percent, who were briefed
on the
Political Parties Law believe that the most important characteristic of
the law is that it boosts the involvement of parties in political life, 22
percent believe that the law does not contain anything new, and 20 percent
believe that the new law encourages youth and women to play a role and
participate in political and party life.
The poll also
indicates that the vast majority of Jordanians, 94 percent, do not follow any
of the activities or events related to the Jordanian political parties, and
only 2 percent think of joining political parties.
At the same
time, 10 percent of Jordanians believe that among the most important factors
that ensure the success of new parties are credibility, goals, programs and
clear plans, 5 percent believe that one of the most important factors of
success is ensuring that parties operate freely and independently, while the vast
majority, 67 percent, admit not knowing what the success factors are.
On the other
hand, 8 percent of Jordanians believe that in the coming stage, partisan life
in Jordan is bound to fail if personal interests take precedence, 6 percent
attribute failure to the absence of clear programs, goals, and plans, while 68
percent have no knowledge of what could lead to the failure of partisan life in
the country.
According to the
poll, only 8 percent of Jordanians expect partisan life in Jordan to succeed,
half of the Jordanians sampled, 51 percent, do not expect it to succeed, 41
percent have no opinion, and only 16 percent of Jordanians believe that
practicing partisan life in Jordan will succeed. The vast majority of
Jordanians, 84 percent, believe that political party action has not been
successful so far.
Twenty-two
percent of Jordanians believe that tribes will be a factor in the success of
parties in the next stage, 30 percent believe that they will be a factor in the
failure of political parties in the next stage, and 47 percent do not know.
Students and
parties
According to the poll, the majority of Jordanians, 67 percent, oppose
the participation of university students in parties for fear of problems,
strife and discrimination, and only 33 percent support such participation.
The vast
majority of Jordanians, 79 percent, oppose the formation of parties and party
activities at universities, and only 21 percent support it.
The reasons for
supporting the establishment of partisan activities at universities are:
spreading partisan and political awareness among students, 38 percent,
students’ participation with new ideas, 36 percent, and encouraging party
affiliation, 11 percent. Reasons for not supporting the establishment of
partisan activities at universities are: focus and interest in education, 50
percent, fear of discrimination and sedition, and consequently, problems and
violence, 36 percent, lack of confidence in parties, 6 percent.
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