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5 April 2022
In Jordan, lower house approves electoral law, lowering age of candidacy and increasing quota for women
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20 January 2022
In Jordan, senate passes extensive constitutional amendments
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22 November 2021
In Jordan, parliament begins debate on constitutional changes
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Voices From The Field
29 July 2021
Modernizing Jordan’s Political System: The Unspoken Motivations
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Voices From The Field
27 May 2016
Jordan’s 2016 constitutional amendments: A return to absolute monarchy?
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11 January 2022
In Jordan, lower house approves extensive constitutional amendments
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News
2 December 2021
Mixed reaction in Jordan over proposed constitutional amendments, including expansion to king’s power
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13 October 2021
In Jordan, royal committee presents proposed constitutional amendments to King Abdullah
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News
16 June 2021
In Jordan, king forms committee to "modernize the political system"
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