Khaberni - The Independent Electoral Commission confirmed that, under its powers based on the constitution and the laws that regulate its work, it continues to monitor the file of political parties in Jordan, as stipulated in Article (67/2/b) of the Jordanian Constitution, which states the commission's responsibility to "review applications for the establishment of political parties and to follow up on their affairs in accordance with the provisions of the law".
The "Independent Electoral Commission" emphasized that it does not interfere in any internal party affairs, but, by virtue of the responsibilities assigned to it, it conducts periodic reviews to examine the extent to which parties comply with the law that regulates their operations, without infringing on the independence of the parties or interfering in their affairs.
The "Independent Electoral Commission" stated that, within the framework of its reviews, it has developed governance standards within the parties, based on executive instructions and the law, and that, since April of last year, it has held consultative sessions with the parties to achieve a formula that regulates their internal affairs, enabling the commission to monitor the enforcement of the effective legal provisions, as agreed upon.
Based on this, the Independent Electoral Commission addressed all licensed parties in mid-June of last year to correct some violations found in their constitutions, and stated that the "Independent Electoral Commission" had reviewed (32) constitutions within governance standards and requested correction of those violations.
The "Independent Electoral Commission" emphasized that it gave priority, during the period of rectifying the status of parties licensed under the provisions of the previous Party Law, to the time allotted by the law, which is (one year from the date of its effectiveness), to enable them to complete the conditions ensuring their participation in elections, and to enable them to compete fairly with other parties in the parliamentary elections held on the tenth of September (2024).
The "Independent Electoral Commission" explained that the party register has dealt flexibly, without violating the law, by requesting from the Board of Commissioners sufficient space to review the constitutions and address the parties about them. This does not conflict in any way with the powers of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent Electoral Commission to review the basic systems of the parties at any time, and to ensure their compliance with the terms and provisions of the law.
In response to inquiries received by the commission regarding the Islamic Action Front party, the "Independent Electoral Commission" confirms that it has reviewed the party's constitution, and formally addressed it to respond to the terms and provisions of the Constitution and the effective laws to correct the violations found in their constitution, just as with all other parties. The party register indicates that the party leadership responded to correct the violations through two drafts sent, and discussions were held about them in several meetings with a number of party leaders, and the Board of Commissioners in the Independent Electoral Commission is still studying the constitution of the party along with 15 other basic systems of parties that submitted drafts of their constitutions, and the Board of Commissioners is studying them according to a timetable linked to the legal durations.
The "Independent Electoral Commission" affirmed its continued implementation of the provisions of the Constitution and the Party Law, upholding the conditions of integrity and impartiality in all its procedures, according to the governance standards issued under Article (4/a) of the executive instructions for the establishment of parties and the follow-up of their affairs, and based on the provisions of Article (15/z) and Article (9) of the Party Law, which were agreed upon by all parties and followed by their content.
Regarding the name of the Islamic Action Front party, the party register at the Independent Electoral Commission, which raised its recommendations to the Board of Commissioners regarding the party's constitution, found that Section (5) of the law mandates that no designations linked to discrimination among parties based on religion, ethnicity, or sect be added, as Section (b) of Article (5) of the Party Law in effect states that "it is not permissible to establish a party based on religious, sectarian, ethnic, or class basis, or on a basis of discrimination due to gender or origin".
While demanding that the corrections of the basic systems of parties be reflected on their names, the "Independent Electoral Commission" confirms its commitment to applying the Party Law fairly without exception, ensuring equal opportunities among all parties, preserving the integrity of political competition, and establishing a party life based on national programs and visions, not on the monopolisation of symbols or the exploitation of affiliations and characteristics for one party over others in any electoral seasons or public activities.
