A total of 48% Jordanians think an amendment on Jordan’s parliamentary elections law is a priority for political reform, a poll conducted by the University of Jordan’s Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) revealed on Sunday.
The CSS, in a press statement, said the survey, which aims to study Jordanian citizens’ opinions on the Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System and its expected outcomes, was conducted between September 6-14.
Regarding the survey’s most prominent results, more than half of Jordanians said the the committee’s outcomes will enhance the youth’s role in social work, meanwhile 43 respondents think this process will impact youth’s political work (parties, elections), and 42 of citizens think change will happen on youth engagement in local administration accordingly.
Meanwhile, 59 percent think the committee’s outcomes will enhance the women role in social work, while 53% of citizens think its results will affect women’s political work (parties, elections), and 49% in their local administration role, according to the poll.
A total of 33% of citizens said their lives will change for the better if there are “strong and effective” parties in the Kingdom, while 32% of Jordanians trust the Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System, and 31% are “optimistic” about its outcomes, the poll showed.
The survey results showed that 39% of Jordanians think the committee’s outcomes will contribute to increasing the candidacy rate for the parliamentary elections, while 60% say developing or amending the Elections Law would increase citizens’ participation in the elections.
Moreover, 46% of Jordanians believe the committee’s outcomes will cover some requirements of the “desired” political reform in Jordan, the poll noted.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY