The new politics require a shift to programmatic action as a condition for regaining confidence in the street.
The party life in Jordan today is undergoing a pivotal stage similar to a political labor, where organizational transformations intersect with legislative and political changes in a scene that reflects a real reshaping of the party map and the transition from form to content and from name to role.
At this stage, we witness the merging of parties, changing other names, and modifying internal systems in line with the instructions of the Independent Election Commission, alongside parties facing deletion decisions issued by the courts and others awaiting decisions of the Supreme Administrative Court in influential cases including the potential dismissal of party deputies who won on national lists. These transformations are accompanied by the restructuring of political offices and the election of new general secretaries according to more clear and disciplined democratic frameworks.
All these changes, despite their difficulty and pressure, fundamentally serve the interest of party life and aim to rectify the course, enhance seriousness, and move towards true institutional work. Yet, at the same time, they put the parties in front of a crucial test: either to keep up with the transformation and seize the opportunity or to remain trapped in traditional, limited roles.
The next phase does not tolerate general parties or vague rhetoric, but requires programmatic parties that provide realistic solutions close to the concerns of the citizens and work on building political, economic, and social programs that are implementable and redefine their relationship with the street on the basis of action, not words.
Moreover, activating the branches of parties in the provinces is no longer a secondary organizational issue but a political necessity imposed by the needs of presence and genuine communication with the people. A party that does not listen to the street and does not interact with it loses its reason for existence regardless of its organizational credentials.
Youth empowerment emerges as one of the most important keys to regaining trust. It is no longer acceptable for youth to remain in a symbolic or merely nominal presence; they must be given real opportunities in leadership and decision-making within the parties, as His Majesty the King wished, which requires serious investment in training, qualification, and building the political and intellectual capacities of the youth.
Conversely, the phase also imposes a reassessment of party leadership models and the rejection of those that previously imposed themselves through financial power or narrow relationships, and to work on producing party leaders who possess experience, knowledge, and the ability to engage in responsible political discourse and believe in collective and institutional work.
As the upcoming obligations, including the municipal elections, approach, it becomes imperative for the parties to enter this phase more cohesive and prepared, and to work on strengthening their parliamentary and municipal presence, and to clearly reflect their programs in their political, legislative, and regulatory performance so that citizens feel that their voices translate into policies, not slogans.
The shift to programmatic parties is no longer a political option but an essential condition for regaining trust and building a genuine and sustainable presence in the street. Without this, party life will continue to revolve in a closed loop, far from the aspirations of society and the state's ambition for genuine political modernization.
