AMMAN — On Monday, the
Lower House decided to
refer a proposal to amend the second paragraph A of Article 49 of the
election law to the government for the purpose of sending a modified draft law during
the current session, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
During a legislative session headed by Speaker
Ahmad Safadi in the presence of Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh along with
members of the government team, the Lower House discussed a memorandum
submitted by 104 deputies regarding the proposed amendment. The majority voted
to refer it to the government.
Safadi stated, "The House’s memorandum
calls for amending this article, and it was referred to the House legal
committee, which in turn discussed it in detail."
The head of the House Legal Committee, Deputy
Ghazi Al-Thunaibat explained that the committee discussed the memorandum,
emphasizing the necessity to amend the paragraph to specify that the winner of
the seats should be from at least three lists.
The amended second paragraph A of Article 49
of the election law becomes as follows: Each list that surpasses the threshold
percentage will secure seats in proportion to the number of votes it garnered
out of the total votes for lists exceeding the threshold in the local electoral
district. If there are not three lists contending for three or more seats in
the districts or two lists in districts with one seat each, the authority will
progressively decrease the threshold percentage by one percent until the number
of successful party lists reaches a minimum of three in districts with three
seats in contention and two lists in districts with one seat each.
Moreover, the House approved two amended
bills, one related to the Right to Access Information and the other to Social
Development for the year 2023.
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