Ammon News - The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected MP Mohammad Salameh Al-Ghuwairi as second deputy speaker, after he defeated his rival, MP Wasfi Haddad, by a margin of 37 votes.

In the second round of voting, Al-Ghuwairi received 85 votes, compared with 48 votes for Haddad, while one ballot was invalidated.

MPs Wasfi Haddad and Mohammad Salameh Al-Ghuwairi advanced to the second round of the election for second deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, after MP Raed Ruba'a Al-Thahrawi was eliminated from the race.

None of the three candidates managed to secure the position by obtaining half the votes plus one (an absolute majority), prompting a second round of voting between Haddad and Al-Ghuwairi.

Al-Ghuwairi received 66 votes out of 134 valid ballots, falling two votes short of securing an absolute majority. Haddad received 53 votes, while Al-Thahrawi secured 15 votes. Three ballots were invalidated.

MPs Wasfi Haddad, Mohammad Salameh Al-Ghuwairi and Raed Ruba'a Al-Thahrawi had competed for the position of second deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.