AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday approved holding elections for municipal councils and the Greater Amman Municipality Council, with the Independent Election Commission (IEC) set to determine the polling date.

 

The decision was taken during a Cabinet session, chaired by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, according to a Prime Ministry statement.

 

The election date will be announced by the IEC, and the decision will be published in the Official Gazette, in accordance with the law.

 

The move is based on Local Administration Law of 2026 and of the 2021 Greater Amman Municipality Law, which stipulate that the Cabinet must issue a decision calling municipal and Greater Amman Municipality Council elections, while the IEC is responsible for setting the polling date.

 

The Cabinet also approved the 2026 bylaw on candidacy and election procedures for municipal membership and electoral appeals, as part of efforts to strengthen the legislative and regulatory framework governing the electoral process, the statement said.

 

The new bylaw aims to establish clear and comprehensive procedures for administering municipal elections, ensuring the accuracy of voter lists, clarifying candidacy requirements and streamlining voting, ballot counting and the announcement of results, it said.

 

It also seeks to strengthen mechanisms for handling objections and electoral appeals and improve coordination among the authorities responsible for overseeing the electoral process.

 

The regulation covers all stages of voter registration, including the publication and correction of voter lists, as well as the review and resolution of applications and objections submitted in this regard. It also identifies the courts responsible for hearing electoral appeals, in line with the relevant legal provisions, according to the statement.