AMMAN — The
Islamic Action Front (IAF) expressed concerns about the Lower
House’s approval of constitutional amendments proposed by the government,
according to Amman Net.
اضافة اعلان
According to an IAF statement, the
amendments would limit the Kingdom’s overall authority and restrict the powers
of the
Lower House. They would also change the political system in Jordan from
monarchy and parliamentary into an absolute monarchy, with His
Majesty the King at the forefront of the executive power. Moreover, the amendments deviate from the constitutional principle that
says that “the people are the source of power”, which poses a risk to the
political system and threatens its stability.
IAF also said that approving the
amendments in such a short time without holding a national dialogue contradicts
the official statements about achieving reform and public participation in
decision making.
Neither are the amendments in line
with the Royal directive of
passing the results of the Royal Committee for Modernizing the Political System
to the Parliament as they are. As a result, the committee will lose some of its
privileges in a way which does not serve the country’s interests and the
political system.
The front also stressed that the
current way of dealing with the country’s affairs is bound to exacerbate the
political, economic, and social crises, and increase the trust gap between the
public and the country’s institutions. To prevent that, separation of powers
must be clearly observed, and the public should participate in the
decision-making process through elected parliamentary governments.
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