PM renews his call for citizens to participate in polls
19-08-2024 03:42 PM
Ammon News - Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh in a Cabinet session on Monday renewed a call for citizens, especially youth and women, to participate in the polls, stressing the need to choose candidates and parties that meet national aspirations and needs, particularly economic, social and political development.
This election will be for the first time based on party programs with 41 Lower House seats allocated to party lists, he pointed out, stressing that turnout is crucial to enhance the country’s democratic process and bring citizens closer to decision-making and legislative roles.
Khasawneh said the government is fully committed to supporting the Independent Election Commission, the constitutional body managing and overseeing the electoral process, to ensure it has the resources to conduct a fair and transparent ballot. Petra