AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has an interest in
the engagement of young people in political and public life through their
participation in the election process as well as in decision-making, Minister
of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Musa Maaytah said at the launch ceremony
of a national campaign on Sunday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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Addressing the
ceremony of the “National Campaign of the Ministry of Political and
Parliamentary Affairs to Stimulate Participation in the Municipal and
Governorate Councils 2022”, Maaytah said the “higher and more effective”
turnout in elections would produce better election out-comes, which closely
reflect the people’s concerns and needs and based on party program-driven
foundations.
Maaytah pointed
to the importance of youth and women participation and success in the election
process; in Parliament, as well as municipal and governorate councils.
The minister
also called on young people to play active roles in their communities, highlighting
the importance of the recommendations of the Royal Committee to Modernize the
Political System. He referred to reducing the candidacy age to 25 years, which
was recently approved by the Lower House as part of constitutional amendments.
The campaign launch
was held in partnership with Arab World Center for Democracy Development &
Human Rights (UNIHRD) and German Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), and was
attended by a number of young women and men from all the Kingdom’s
governorates. Participants forwarded visions and some inquiries on how to spur
young people to engage in the political process and in elections in light of
current challenges.
For his part,
the HSF Resident Representative, Kristof W. Duwaerts, said that there is
“remarkable” interest in decentralization as it enables citizens to engage in
politics through local councils and in their respective governorates.
“Municipal elections are important because they directly affect people’s lives,
especially youth and women, through political programs,” Duwaerts noted.
UNIHRD Project
Director Haitham Ta’ani indicated the need to support youth and women and
strengthen their role in political participation and party membership. He also
stressed the importance of youth’s role in political modernization, expressing
the need to provide protection for their participation in political life,
calling on the youth to be a “strong” voice in the parties they join to
translate King Abdullah’s vision.
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