The draft laws on elections, parties and constitutional amendments, which were approved by the ministerial legal committee, are scheduled to be submitted to the Cabinet Sunday, to be then sent in their final version to Jordan’s Parliament, Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, Musa Maaitah, said on Saturday.
Last Thursday, the Royal Committee to Modernize the Political System (RCMPS) sent its recommendations to the government.
Speaking at the launch of the Youth Forum for Training and Political Dialogue today, Maaitah said the Political and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry has developed a joint executive plan with Ministry of Youth to kick off dialogue sessions with young people in all Jordanian governorates and universities to highlight the RCMPS’s most important recommendations related to youth and women.
The ministry, he said, will implement programs to empower youth and women to increase their engagement in political life.
Noting some amendments related to youth and women contained in the proposed elections, parties bills, he said age of candidacy will be lowered to 25 years, and 20% youth and women membership is stipulated when launching political parties.
The minister also noted party financial contributions regulations, which were implemented in the previous parliamentary elections, are now linked to the parties’ seats in the Lower House.
20% of the value of the gov’t support to parties will be allocated depending on whether youth and women under the age of 35 win seats in the parliamentary elections, according to Maaitah.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY