THE ENTRY OF POLITICAL PARTIES INTO THE TWENTIETH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNDER THE 2022 AMENDMENT TO THE POLITICAL PARTIES LAW -A LEGAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS-

Abstract

This study aimed to provide a legal, constitutional, and political reading of the role of Jordanian Political Parties Law No. (7) of 2022 in the access of political parties to the twentieth House of Representatives, with reference to Election Law No. (4) of 2022 in this session. To achieve this goal, several methodologies were followed, including the descriptive, analytical, and historical approaches. The study concluded that Political Parties Law No. (7) of 2022, through the legal texts it contained, sought to develop political and party life. This ultimately encouraged Jordanian citizens to join political parties and engage in political and party work, achieving several goals, including access to the House of Representatives within the (41) party seats allocated for this purpose. Accordingly, the results of the 2024 parliamentary elections resulted in a new composition for the twentieth House of Representatives, different from that of previous houses. The twentieth House of Representatives included (108) party-affiliated representatives, and the House was dominated by (4) major parties. Thus, the accession of political parties to the twentieth House of Representatives represented a turning point. A milestone in the course of party work and political participation, and a fundamental nucleus for strengthening the trend toward programmatic party work, with the goal of achieving the concept of a party-based or parliamentary government in the future. The study recommended that political parties that won parliamentary seats in the Twentieth House of Representatives on party lists implement their electoral programs in accordance with the party principles specified in their bylaws, contributing to achieving the desired societal development and overcoming social and economic problems.