Interior minister : our role is to provide needed logistical and security support
26-07-2016 08:02 AM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Interior Minister, Salameh Hammad, Tuesday said the Independent Election Commission is the authorized body entrusted with managing the upcoming parliamentary elections, slated for September 20, whereas the government's role is to provide needed logistical and security support.
He said the main purpose of the reform process in Jordan is to achieve desired democratizing and enable citizens to take part in making policies related to their future.
The ministers remarks came as he welcomed a US delegation representing the National Democratic Institute (NDI), currently visiting Jordan to take a first hand look at preparations for the upcoming elections.
The minister also reviewed administrative, economic and political reform Jordan implemented under the Royal directives, including the constitutional amendments, municipalities and political parties law and the decentralization bill.
The visiting delegation appreciated efforts exerted by various public institutions to preserve transparency of the electoral process.