AMMAN — An opinion poll conducted by the
Center for Strategic Studies on Sunday
showed that only one-fifth of Jordanians had seen the Jordanian Constitution or
some of its articles, while 80 percent had never seen it.
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Only about one-fifth of Jordanians (22 percent) were
aware of the constitutional amendments recommended by the Royal Committee to
Modernize the Political System and approved by the National Assembly, while 78
percent had no knowledge of such amendments.
Half of the sampled Jordanians (51 percent of the 22
percent sampled) who had seen the constitutional amendments have little
knowledge of the constitutional articles that were amended, 31 percent have
some knowledge, and 15 percent have no knowledge at all but had only heard
about them.
According to the poll, a third of Jordanians (36
percent) who had seen the constitutional amendments are satisfied with them,
and 33 percent believe that they will lead to tangible progress in the
country’s political life.
Sixty-seven percent of those polled believe that the
amendments will have no positive impact on efforts to achieve tangible progress
in political life in Jordan.
Adding the word “Jordanian women” to the title of
Chapter Two of the Constitution was the most prominent amendment Jordanians had
heard or knew about (37 percent), followed by the amendment related to lowering
the age of candidacy for Parliament membership to 25 years (14 percent), and empowering
and supporting women to do so (6 percent).
Only 14 percent of Jordanians believe that the
amendments related to empowering youth and activating their role are the most
prominent, followed by amendments related to women’s empowerment (13 percent),
to
the House of Representatives, its functions and management (6 percent), to
the powers of the Council of Ministers (6 percent), and to the empowerment and
protection of people with special needs and the elderly (4 percent).
A quarter of Jordanians (25 percent) believe that
the main reason for adding the word “Jordanian women” to the title of the
second chapter of the Constitution was to achieve equality between men and
women, 12 percent believe that the addition will project a positive image and
promote equality for women, while 12 percent believe there are no clear reasons
for such an addition.
The majority of Jordanians said that they support
the constitutional amendments approved by the National Assembly; the highest
support rate was for articles related to protecting the rights of persons with
disabilities, and empowering women and youth, while the lowest was for articles
related to lowering the age of candidacy for Parliament membership to 25 years
instead of 30.
Only a third of Jordanians believe that things in
Jordan are going in the right direction, while 62 percent think otherwise.
According to the poll, the unstable regional
situation and external pressures on Jordan are the most important political
problems facing the country, in addition to the weak government performance,
confusion in decision making, and poor parliament performance.
Only 14 percent of Jordanians knew about the
formation of the Jordanian National Security Council, 86 percent did not know
about it; 56 percent of those who knew about it were in favor of forming it,
while 30 percent did not. At the same time, 47 percent of Jordanians do not
believe that the
National Security Council will negatively affect the general
mandate and powers of the government, 37 percent believe it will take these
powers away, and 16 percent have no opinion.
Of those sampled, 41 percent believe that the new
political parties will lead the next stage in Jordanian political life, 27
percent believe that the next stage will be led by existing parties, and 32
percent have no opinion.
Only 15 percent of Jordanians had heard about
government measures and decisions related to economic reform; of these 38
percent believe that such decisions will contribute to economic growth and
improve the citizens’ living conditions, while 62 percent do not think so.
Forty-five percent of Jordanians believe that
amending customs tariff categories will contribute to enhancing the purchasing
power in the local market; 47 percent of Jordanians believe that the
government’s decision to set price ceilings for some goods will protect the
consumer and ensure fairness for traders, and about half, (48 percent) believe
that allocating JD80 million from the 2022 budget to stimulate the private
sector and employment will help the private sector grow and become more
competitive.
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