List of political parties in Jordan
This article lists political parties in Jordan. Jordan has 34 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.
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The role of parties is significantly limited by institutional factors as well. The king is vested with somewhat broader executive power than is usually the case for a constitutional monarch, making it difficult for a party to win control of the government solely at the ballot box. Additionally, the electoral system is significantly malapportioned in favour of rural areas.[1]
There is no clear picture on the political parties in Jordan, but sources mention the following parties.
The parties
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position & ideologies | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Action Front جبهة العمل الإسلامي Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami' |
IAF | Hamza Mansour Hamam Saeed |
Islamism Islamic democracy |
10 / 130 | |
| Zamzam زمزم |
- | Rheil Gharaibeh | Islamic democracy | 5 / 130 | |
| Islamic Centre Party حزب الوسط الاسلامي Hizb al-Wasat al-Islamiy |
- | - | Centre-right Islamic democracy Arab nationalism |
5 / 130 | |
| National Current Party حزب التيار الوطني Hizb al-Tayar al-Watani |
NCP | Salah Rsheedat | Big tent Jordanian nationalism Arab nationalism |
4 / 130 | |
| Justice and Reform Party | JRP | 2 / 130 | |||
| Civil Alliance حزب التحالف المدني Hizb al-Tahalof al-Madani |
- | - | Centre-left Secularism Social liberalism |
1 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي الأردني Hizb al-Ba'aṯ al-'Arabi al-Istiraki al-’Urdunni |
JASBP | Akram al-Homsi | Arab nationalism Neo-Ba'athism |
1 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Communist Party الحزب الشیوعی الاردني al-Hizb al-Shuyu'i al-Urduni |
JCP | Faraj Al-Tameezi | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
1 / 130 | |
| National Union Party | 1 / 130 | ||||
| Al-Awn Party | 1 / 130 | ||||
| Jordanian Democratic People's Party حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الأردني Hizb al-Sha'ab al-Dimuqrati al-Urduni |
HASHD | - | Far-left Communism |
0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party
حزب الوحدة الشعبية الديمقراطي الأردني |
JDPUP | - | Far-left Arab socialism |
0 / 130 | |
| Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party حزب البعث العربي التقدمي Hizb al-Ba'aṯ al-'Arabi al-Taqadumi |
- | Fuad Dabbour | Ba'athism | 0 / 130 | |
| Al-Resalah Party حزب الرسالة Hizb al-Resalah |
- | Hazem Qashou | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Arab Party حزب العربي الأردني Hizb al-'Arabi al-Urdunni |
- | Mazin Riyal | Arab nationalism Liberalism |
0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Progressive Party الحزب التقدمي الأردني al-Hizb al-Taqadumiu al-'Urduniyu |
- | Fawaz Mahmood Muflih Zou′bi | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Rescue and Partnership Party الشراكة والانقاذ al-Sharaka wa al-Inqath |
- | - | Centre | 0 / 130 | |
| Ma'an List قائمة معاً Qaʾima Maʿan |
- | - | Centre-left Secularism Social liberalism |
0 / 130 | |
| Arab Islamic Democratic Movement | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| National Constitutional Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Direct Democratic Nationalist Movement Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian National Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian United Front Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Al-Rafah Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Al-Hayat Jordanian Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Justice and Development Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Freedom and Equality Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Al–Ahrar Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Al Mustaqbal Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Arab Constitutional Front Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Left Democratic Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordan Peace Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Arab Jordanian al Ansar Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Arab Land Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Al-Umma Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| National Democratic Public Movement Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Labor Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Jordanian Future Party | - | - | - | 0 / 130 | |
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Socialist Party
الحزب الوطني الاشتراكي |
NSP | Suleiman Nabulsi | Left-wing, Arab nationalist, socialist |
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb ut-Tahrir
حزب التحرير |
HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Islamic fundamentalism | |
References
External links
- (in Arabic) Jordan's political parties from Arab Decision website
- (in Arabic) The same page in English
- Ministry of Interior - Political Parties
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