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Political parties in Jordan lists political parties in Jordan. Jordan has 30 different political parties, but besides the oppositional Islamic Action Front they don't play a real role because lack of organization and clear political platforms. There is no clear picture on the political parties in Jordan, but sources mention the following parties.
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The parties
Parliamentary parties
- Islamic Action Front (Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami)
- Jordan's Party of the Free (Alahrar) www.partyofthefree.org
- Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party
- Arab Democratic Front
- Arab Islamic Democratic Movement (Al-Haraka al-Arabiyya al-Islamiyya al-Dimaqrati)
- Communist Party of Jordan (Al-Hizb al-Shuyui al-Urduni)
- Future Party (Hizb al-Mustaqbal)
- Jordanian Democratic Left Party (yasari-d-al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Arab Democratic Party (Al-Hizb al-Arabi al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Arab Socialist Baath Party (Hizb al-Baath al-Ishtiraki al-Urduni)
- Jordanian People's Democratic Party (Hizb al-Shaab al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Peace Party
- Jordanian Progressive Democratic Party (Al-Hizb al-Taqaddumi al-Dimaqrati al-Urduni)
- Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party (Al-Hizb al-Dimaqrati al-Ishtiraki al-Urduni)
- Muslim Centre Party (Hizb al-Wasat al-Islami)
- National Constitutional Party (al-Hizb al-Watani al-Doustori)
Defunct parties
- National Socialist Party (Hizb al-Watani al-Ishtiraki)
Political Society
The Old Guard of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an unofficial, political group in Jordan that has been significantly powerful in Jordan during the regime of King Hussien and re-acquired influence following King Abdullah's attempt to transparancy and political reform in Jordan as part of the National Agenda. The Old Gaurd is made of 5 Jordanian Muslim families and 2 Christian Muslim families. Although the roots of these influential groups trace back to various regions in Jordan, the oligarich nature of the group (largely tribal in structure) are in Amman Jordan. Most Old Gaurds are highly educated western professionals in various fields of Jordanian services and manufacture industry and do live and work in Amman, Jordan. Others are government officials leading various government branches.
See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
External links
- (Arabic) Jordan's political parties from Arab Decision website.
- (Arabic) the same page in English
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