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The elections for the Jordanian House of Representatives speakership and first deputy speaker position tested the seriousness of the parties and parliamentary blocs. After four blocs—the Mithaq, Mubadara and Azm blocs, and the centrist parties and Reform—reached an understanding on how to allocate the Permanent Bureau posts, Ibrahim Tarawneh of the Mithaq bloc was elected speaker. Ayat Allah Freihat won the first deputy speaker position with 88 votes, compared with 46 for Ahmed al-Hmaisat, the Mubadara bloc’s candidate. The article argues that the result raises questions about how cohesive the agreement was, without proving that any particular MPs broke ranks, since the vote was secret. The setback may have stemmed from limited consultation within the blocs, a focus on dividing up posts rather than developing platforms, and the absence of clear mechanisms for implementing agreements. It concludes that what happened does not mean the party experiment has failed, but rather that it is being tested for maturity. The article calls for stronger institutional work, broader participation in shaping agreements, and the development of shared platforms, so that parliamentary blocs can evolve from temporary electoral groupings into frameworks for legislative and oversight work.
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