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City council swore in Jordan at Monday night's meeting to replace the now-retired Peggy Ehora in the Fourth Ward spot after an almost two month-long search. "I appreciate all the support I am ...
Municipal council (Arabic: المجلس البلدي Al-Majlis Al-Baladi) is the elected assembly of the Municipality in Jordan. The first municipal councils were established in Jordan in 1925, and were elected consistently till today.
Local council (Arabic: المجلس المحلي Al-Majlis Al-Mahali) is the elected assembly of a locality in Jordan. The first local councils were established in Jordan in 1925, and were elected consistently till today.
Governorate council (Arabic: مجلس المحافظة Majlis Al-Muhafaza) is an elected local assembly in Jordan. The concept was founded by a 2015 decentralization law, and was first established in the 2017 local elections .
On 15 August 2017, Jordan held local elections for three levels of government: mayoralties, municipal and local councils, and governorate councils. While the municipal and local councils have been elected consistently since 1925, the governorate council elections are the first of their kind in Jordan, with the councils established by a new 2014 decentralization law.
The local government in Jordan is represented by the governors and the executive council of the 12 governorates that are appointed by the central government. There are also 100 municipal councils represented by 355 local councils .
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[7] France 24 reported that the "nearly half a million votes" the IAF won was "unprecedented in their history in Jordan." [12] Adaileh also claimed that the election results were a "popular referendum" for Jordan to scrap the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, and to back Hamas. [13] On 15 September, Bisher Khasawneh resigned as prime minister.