Lawmaker warns against endorsing elections bill as is
As the Lower House legal committee is set to vote on the draft elections law this week, an analyst and a lawmaker called for pressure on the Houser not to endorse the bill as it was referred by the government.
"There are attempts by the government to place pressure on the Lower House to endorse the law as is… some changes to the law are required," Deputy Jamil Nimri said during a gathering on “Media and Elections”, organised by the Centre for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) and the Community Media Network (CMN).
"The law needs some amendments that are really important. Therefore, civil society organisations and activists should lobby the Lower House not to endorse the law in its current format," Nimri said during the event, which concluded on Friday.
Experts and officials at the Dead Sea gathering discussed the need for a specialised media strategy on covering elections.
Oraib Rantawi, director of Al Quds Centre for Political Studies, had similar views to Nimri's.
"If the law is passed as it came from the government, it will be a big problem. Several meetings were held with various segments of the Jordanian community. Thousands of recommendations during these meetings came up regarding the need for some amendments in the law," Rantawi said.
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