Ammon News - AMMAN (Petra) – His Majesty King Abdullah II stressed an inclusive reform process to achieve the national goals as he laid out his vision for the future in an interview with an Arabic newspaper earlier this week.

The King told the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily that the people as a collective have a say in how to achieve reforms and move towards democracy, adding, "We all work with all our resources to put in place the elements of democratic transformation represented in the participation of citizens, various institutions and civil society organisations." Commenting on the remarks, politicians and economists said the royal vision was a roadmap for the next phase, most important of which was to make way for political and partisan forces to effectively engage in the reform process, stressing that political parties and all other forces across the social spectrum should play their role in this process.

They also stressed the need to enforce laws regulating economic and social revival that would promote and facilitate investments in the Kingdom.

"For the fourth time, His Majesty has reiterated in all his discussion papers and meetings the move towards democracy that cements the role of parties and underlines pluralism and citizenship as a catalyst for comprehensive reforms," said veteran politician Adnan Abu Odeh.

Jordan Communist Party Secretary General Munir Hamarneh said the King's remarks on democracy and political participation were "positive", adding that the way out of the successive crises was through democracy, which is also the route towards reform. He said democracy acts as a pillar in any advanced nation.

Hamarneh said any restrains on freedoms should be removed to ensure that citizens become partners in the political and socio-economic decision-making, which requires a democratic and up-to-date elections law, noting that the current parliament had not produced partisan blocs as it itself was not based on the concept of partisanship, which was a stumbling block in the democratic process.