Senate President urges citizens to participate in upcoming elections
03-09-2016 02:22 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Senate President, Faisal Al Fayez, called upon citizens, especially youth, to actively participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections slated for September 20th, in order to choose their representatives in the lower House of Parliament.
Al Fayez told Petra that participating in the elections reinforces the political reform process Jordan is pursuing, calling on young people to have a bigger say in the forthcoming polls.
The Senate president urged voters to prioritize the national interest, through selecting their representatives in the parliament according to competence and qualifications, not according to narrow regionalism.
He praised the participation of political, partisan, national and social forces in the upcoming elections by forming electoral lists and alliances.