AMMAN — In a session titled "Political and Party
Participation" held under the auspices of HRH Crown Prince Hussein,
chairman of the
Independent Election Commission (IEC)
Musa Maaytah said he
regrets past funding decisions made by the IEC for political parties.
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Acknowledging mistakes in the past,
Maaytah stated that the IEC "bear(s) responsibility for the fixed annual funding that was
previously allocated to parties, where some of them did not participate in the
elections."
IEC roleRegarding the implementation of laws,
Maaytah stated that the IEC is responsible for ensuring compliance in terms of numbers and
conferences and does not interfere in political programs, Hala News reported.
He noted that laws were implemented faster than ever before,
and projects were referred to the
House of Representatives and approved in one
session, regardless of whether they were related to parties or elections.
Influence over quantityMaaytah also emphasized the importance of parties being
influential and having programs that convince citizens.
He
pointed out that parties will move to 50 percent of the
seats in the next parliamentary term, indicating that the ball is now in the
court of parties and citizens.
He added that what is important is not the number of parties
but their influence, and citizens are the judges.
Financial funding will also
depend on the results and parties obtaining seats.
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