List of political parties in Jordan
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This article lists political parties in Jordan.
Jordan
has 30 different political parties
, but apart from the oppositional Islamic Action Front
and neutral Jordanian National Youth Party, none of them play a real role because of lack of organization and clear political platforms. There is no clear picture on the political parties in Jordan, but sources mention the following parties.
. It reacquired influence following King Abdullah's attempt to promote transparency and political reform in Jordan as part of the National Agenda.
The Old Guard is made of 5 Jordanian Muslim families and 2 Jordanian Christian families. Although the roots of these influential groups trace back to various regions in Jordan, the oligarch nature of the group (largely tribal in structure) are in Amman
, Jordan. Most Old Guards are highly educated Western professionals in various fields of Jordanian services and manufacturing industries who live and work in Amman, Jordan. Others are government officials leading various government branches.
Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
has 30 different political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, but apart from the oppositional Islamic Action Front
Islamic Action Front
The Islamic Action Front is a political party in Jordan. It is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan....
and neutral Jordanian National Youth Party, none of them play a real role because of lack of organization and clear political platforms. There is no clear picture on the political parties in Jordan, but sources mention the following parties.
Parliamentary parties
- Islamic Action FrontIslamic Action FrontThe Islamic Action Front is a political party in Jordan. It is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan....
(Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami) - Jordan's Party of the Free (Alahrar)
- Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party
- Jordanian National Youth Party (Hezb 'al-shbab 'al-watany 'al-'ordony)
- Arab Democratic Front
- Arab Islamic Democratic Movement (Al-Haraka al-Arabiyya al-Islamiyya al-Dimaqrati)
- Communist Party of Jordan (Al-Hizb al-Shuyui al-Urduni)
- Future Party (Hizb al-Mustaqbal)
- Jordanian Democratic Left Party (yasari-d-al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Arab Democratic Party (Al-Hizb al-Arabi al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Jordan RegionArab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Jordan RegionThe Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Jordan Region is a ba'athist regional organisation founded in 1951.-History:...
(Hizb al-Baath al-Ishtiraki al-Urduni) - Jordanian People's Democratic Party (Hizb al-Shaab al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Peace Party
- Jordanian Progressive Democratic Party (Al-Hizb al-Taqaddumi al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party (Al-Hizb al-Dimaqrati al-Ishtiraki al-Urduni)
- Muslim Centre PartyMuslim Centre PartyThe Muslim Centre Party is a political party in Jordan. The party was given official licensing by the Jordanian government in December 2001. With the introduction of the new political party laws the party was re-licensed in 2008.-Policies:...
(Hizb al-Wasat al-Islami) - National Constitutional Party (al-Hizb al-Watani al-Doustori)
Defunct and banned parties
- Hizb ut-TahrirHizb ut-TahrirHizb ut-Tahrir is an international Sunni. pan-Islamic political organisation but keeps it open for all including shias,some of its beliefs are against sunni school of thought, whose goal is for all Muslim countries to unify as an Islamic state or caliphate ruled by Islamic law and with a caliph...
- National Socialist Party (Hizb al-Watani al-Ishtiraki)
Political society
The Old Guard of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an unofficial political group in Jordan that was significantly powerful in Jordan during the regime of King HusseinHussein of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal was the third King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict...
. It reacquired influence following King Abdullah's attempt to promote transparency and political reform in Jordan as part of the National Agenda.
The Old Guard is made of 5 Jordanian Muslim families and 2 Jordanian Christian families. Although the roots of these influential groups trace back to various regions in Jordan, the oligarch nature of the group (largely tribal in structure) are in Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan. Most Old Guards are highly educated Western professionals in various fields of Jordanian services and manufacturing industries who live and work in Amman, Jordan. Others are government officials leading various government branches.