There are differing assessments of the MPs’ performance. As is well known, some views are critical, while others are more understanding of their performance. But the most important question concerns the upcoming parliamentary elections.

 

Some analysts believe that the state may once again amend Jordan’s Election Law, at a time that coincides with the date of the next parliamentary elections.

 

While this may seem premature, the belief that the law needs to be amended appears firmly established among these analysts, who strongly advocate such a move for reasons related to representation and performance, the management of relations with the state and government, parliamentary oversight and legislation, as well as the limits of opposition represented by the National Party and the distribution of parliamentary representation among political and partisan currents.

 

 

Naturally, any amendments would not be intended to target a particular political current. However, they would certainly alter the parliamentary map in terms of partisan representation and would produce a parliament with a different composition.

 

Assessments of MPs’ performance at the individual, party and parliamentary bloc levels suggest that the possibility of amending the Election Law is quite high, even if there has been no official discussion of the matter so far.

 

There are several reasons for this, most notably that official bodies do not want to disrupt the public atmosphere by discussing a new election law too early. Nor do they want to appear as though they are constantly changing the formula for political modernization.

 

At the same time, the effectiveness of centrist parliamentary representation, as well as the mechanisms governing parliamentary blocs and representation, will be subject to review.

Another issue concerns the opposition in Parliament. Here, there does not appear to be any intention to retaliate against any partisan parliamentary representation.

 

While some argue that the National Party’s share of seats came as a surprise to the state in the current Parliament, the matter also confirms, on the other hand, that the previous elections were not marred by manipulation or fraud. This is the conviction that should prevail.

 

Meanwhile, the performance of the National Party’s MPs and their future representation will be assessed according to many factors, including their current performance, the extent of partnership and integration in the decision-making process within Parliament, and the nature of the messages conveyed by the party’s MPs over the past period.

 

This discussion does not carry hidden indications of negative assessments. Rather, it indicates that calculations surrounding a potential amendment to the Election Law will take into account all aspects of the current experience.

What can be concluded is that the next Parliament will differ from the current one in several respects.

 

The irony is that the current MPs themselves will be the ones discussing the shape of the next Election Law, its implications, and the mechanisms of representation.

 

In doing so, they will effectively shape the Parliament that follows them. This means that a difficult task lies ahead, although it is not an immediate one.

 

It may be scheduled for an appropriate constitutional and legal timeframe in conjunction with the elections that will lead us to the Parliament of 2028.

 

It is in the interest of all parties to develop Jordan’s political process and safeguard political modernization. It should also be noted that the current Parliament cannot be described as confrontational toward governments.

 

The level of opposition within it is acceptable and manageable, and it does not obstruct Parliament’s work. However, the possibility of an amendment is subject to deeper considerations that go beyond the conventional argument that says: if this Parliament does not cause headaches, why amend the current law? What, then, are the reasons that will later be announced to justify such an amendment?

Until the analysts’ view regarding an amendment to the Election Law is either confirmed or disproved, we should expect anything from Amman.

 

This would not be the first time, nor the last, that the law is amended.

The only certainty is that the composition of the next Parliament will be different from that of the current Parliament.