Ammon News -

Chair of the Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System Samir Rifai, said the committee will present recommendations to fight "dirty" money in the parliamentary elections, and set a ceiling for spending on electoral campaigns, to achieve justice to candidates.

This effort, he said, comes in the context of an integrity system targeting the electoral process, which the committee is working on.

Speaking at a meeting Sunday, with representatives of Jordan's Circassian clans, he said this proposed system seeks to enhance confidence to engage in the parliamentary elections, as part of a road map aimed at moving from individual work in the Parliament to "effective" collective action.

To date, Rifai announced the youth and women empowerment committees have completed their work and submitted their recommendations related to the Parties and Election Laws.
The Committee will formulate recommendations related to a draft Election Law to be implemented in 3 phases during the next three parliaments (20-21-22), aimed to reaching a Parliament with majority members from programmatic parties, Rifai said.

The new law, he said, will require potential candidates wishing to run in the quotas allocated to Circassians, Chechens, Christians and women to be party members, which also allows them to compete on the party national list, and seats allocated to local constituencies.

Rifai spoke about plans to reduce the total number of seats in the next Lower House , while maintaining proportion of representation unchanged in all Kingdom's constituencies.

With regard to the Parties Committee, he said work is underway to prepare a new draft law, which raises the minimum number of a party's founding members and allows university students to join parties.

Rifai said Jordan's "existing" party life does not meet people's aspirations, adding that the committee will present legislative frameworks to enhance the parties' role and their presence in the public scene.

Rifai said the election, parties committees are expected to finish outlining their recommendations pertaining to the parties and election laws in the coming days.