Jordan: House votes to refer elections draft to legal panel, Jordan News Agency Petra (2012)
The Lower House on Tuesday 10 April, referred the 2012 elections draft law to its legal committee despite protests by some lawmakers who had demanded the bill be repealed, saying it does not answer to reform requirements or help to build a modern civil state. The law in question embraces a mixed electoral system featuring a majority vote in the governorates and a closed proportional list at the national level, while raising House seats to 138, including 15 designated for the women's quota.
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