Country Profile:

Jordan

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: King ABDALLAH II bin Al Hussein
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Nader al-DAHABI
  • Assembly: Jordan has a bicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) consisting of the Senate (Majlis al-Ayan) with 55 seats and the House of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) with 110 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The King is inherited N/A.
  • Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
  • In the Senate (Majlis al-Ayan) 55 members are appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms*. In the House of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) 110 members are elected by single non-transferable vote to serve 4-year terms.**

* Members must be former public officials or otherwise notable and at least 40 years of age.

** There must be at least twice the number of members of the House of Notables. Six seats are reserved for the six women candidates winning the most votes nationwide but who did not win seats in any constituencies. 12 seats are reserved for Christian and Circassian candidates.

Population:

  • Population: 6,342,948 (July 2009 )

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010