Parliamentary Blocs

PARLIAMENTARY BLOCS THE ROYAL HASHEMITE COURT His Majesty King Abdullah II holds a series of meetings with the Lower House's Blocs, starting with the largest bloc in number – Al Nahda Date: 6/4/2014 The objectives of these meetings Preliminary meetings to be followed by another meeting to review the achievements and Discuss the goals Discuss the of the blocs to blocs' plans and address the their mechanism challenges facing to implement their plans. progress of the blocs in the last third of the Jordan. year. "A deputy is not entitled to join "Each group of deputies, no less than (10%) of the members of the House, can form a parliamentary bloc " more than one Article Article parliamentary bloc 25 or move from one 31 bloc to another until the ordinary The Lower House Bylaw Chapter 5 - Parliamentary session ends" blocs and coalitions "Each Bloc sets its internal system to regulate its work, provided that it should be "Independent deputies who did not join any of the blocs are treated Article as one bloc in terms Article 26 deposited to the General Secretary" of representation and 33 rights, and they are entitled to join any of the existent blocs at any time . " Name of the blocs and number of their members: Jabhit Al Amal Al Watani Al Nahda 19 22 Member Member 18 Al Mustaqleen Watan 150 12 Member Member 15 Member Al Tajamu’ Al Demoqrati 17 Member 16 16 15 Member Al itihad Al watani Member Member AI Wasat Al Islami AI Al Islah Tawafuq AI Watani Speech from the Throne by His Majesty King Abdullah II Opening the Non-Ordinary Session of the 17th Parliament Amman, Jordan 10 February 2013 e"The Lower House's role in a parliamentary government system requires that the House move quickly to develop its rules of procedure to institutionalise the work of parliamentary blocs and enhance its effectiveness. The Lower House should also develop a binding code of conduct under which deputies commit themselves to constructive parliamentary practices that strengthen their legislative and monitoring performance, and establish a relationship with the government based on competition in the service of the public good, rather than narrow personal gains, and fight wasta and favouritism.") @RHCJO EO - You Tube