AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah opens
today the second ordinary session of the 19th Jordanian Parliament with the
Speech from the Throne, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
Following the Speech from the Throne, the 29th
Senate will hold its first session, chaired by its President Faisal Fayez, to
elect his two deputies and their assistants, as well as members of the
committee that will draft a response to the King’s speech.
The Lower House will also hold its inaugural
session, chaired by the longest serving lawmaker, aided by the two youngest
members present, as stipulated in Article 3 of the House’s bylaws, to elect a
new Parliament Speaker.
In case more than two candidates vie for the post,
the candidate who wins half plus one of the votes of attending members becomes
speaker. If only two candidates contest the post, the winner will be the one
who wins a majority of the House votes.
After the new Speaker is elected, lawmakers vote to
designate the first and second deputy speakers, as required in the bylaws.
After electing the members of the permanent office
(the president, his two deputies, and assistants), the House chooses the
committee that will draft its response to the Speech from the Throne, which
will be submitted to the King after being approved by the full House. At the
start of each ordinary session, lawmakers also elect members of the 15
permanent parliamentary committees.
During its
six-month regular session, the House will discuss government budgets and its
special units for the fiscal year 2023, in preparation for getting it approved,
at least one month before the start of the fiscal year, pursuant to the
provisions of Article 112 of the Constitution, as well as the articles of
legislation suggested the government, the 50 other bills under consideration by
the permanent committees, and the Audit Bureau reports for the years 2018, 2019
and 2020.
Since its election two years ago, the current
Parliament has passed 56 laws, discussed 150 queries, and sent 244 memoranda to
the government.
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