Elections in Jordan
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Jordan
elects a legislature
on the national level. The National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) has two chambers
. The Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) has 110 members, 104 elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies and 6 female members by a special electoral college. Of the 110 seats, Christians are reserved 9 seats and Chechens/Circassians are reserved 3. The Assembly of Senators (Majlis al-Aayan) has 55 members appointed by the King. In response to the 2011 Jordanian protests
, the Cabinet
to be elected. Jordan has political parties
, but they do not play a significant role, as supporters of the king dominate both chambers.
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
elects a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
on the national level. The National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) has two chambers
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
. The Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) has 110 members, 104 elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies and 6 female members by a special electoral college. Of the 110 seats, Christians are reserved 9 seats and Chechens/Circassians are reserved 3. The Assembly of Senators (Majlis al-Aayan) has 55 members appointed by the King. In response to the 2011 Jordanian protests
2011 Jordanian protests
The 2011 Jordanian protests are a series of protests occurring in Jordan in 2011, which resulted in the firing of the cabinet ministers of the government.Food inflation and salaries were a cause for resentment in the country....
, the Cabinet
Cabinet of Jordan
The Cabinet of Jordan is the chief executive body of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.- Current Cabinet :Sworn in 9 February 2011.- External links :*, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
to be elected. Jordan has political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
, but they do not play a significant role, as supporters of the king dominate both chambers.
Recent elections
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
- Jordan Municipal Elections
- Jordan Election 2010