AMMAN — The Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Jordan
has announced that more than 20 political parties have successfully reconciled
their statuses, with an additional 13 parties scheduled to rectify their
positions during their upcoming annual general conference on Sunday.
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According to Muhammad Khair Al-Rawashdeh, the spokesperson
for the IEC, as of the Thursday, 20 political parties have completed the
official establishment application process and have had their statuses
approved.
Deadline approaches for party rectificationRawashdeh emphasized that the legal period for parties to
rectify their status ends by the close of business on Monday, May 15. As part
of this process, the IEC's Parties Unit has been actively engaging with 13
parties over Friday and Saturday, facilitating their general conferences in
order to assist them in regularizing their statuses.
It is expected that the IEC will convene on Sunday to demand
that the remaining political parties achieve a quorum and hold their general
conferences promptly, said Rawashdeh.
The deadline for submitting the necessary documents to
reconcile their status was set by the IEC on April 20, requiring parties to
meet the stipulations outlined in Article 40/b of the Political Parties Law.
SuccessesAmong the political parties that have already rectified
their statuses are the Jordanian Equality Party, Jordanian Democratic People's
Party (Hashd), Qudwa Party, New Nahj Party, National Coalition Party, Islamic
Action Front Party, Blessed Land Party, National Pact Party, Shura Party,
Jordanian Social Democratic Party, Democratic Unionist Party, and the Jordanian
National Union Party.
Additionally, the Irada Party, Tomorrow Party, Future and
Life Party, Justice and Reform Party, Democratic Popular Unity Party, National
Integration Party, Jordanian National Constitutional Party, and the Labor Party
have successfully resolved their status issues.
Terms for foundingThe parties unit has published instructions outlining the
requirements for founding parties to rectify their status within a year from
the effective date of the Parties Law, starting from May 15, 2022.
These requirements include holding a general conference that
adheres to the conditions set for the founding conference. Such conditions
entail a minimum of 1,000 present members, with at least 30 individuals from
each of the six governorates.
Additionally, it is mandatory for 20 percent of conference
attendees to be women, and at least one physically-challenged person must be
present.
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