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Al-Hayat Center - RASED releases the results of a survey of MPs’ opinions on the government and their intentions towards the upcoming parliamentary elections.

65% of MPs believe that the government was able to bear its responsibilities to a medium to large extent.
77% of MPs are between “weakly satisfied” and “dissatisfied” with the government’s handling of the employment and unemployment file.
58% of MPs are between “weakly satisfied” and “dissatisfied” with the government’s follow-up and coordination with the parliament.
71% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied with the government’s handling of the political reform file.
56% of MPs are between “weakly satisfied” and “dissatisfied” with the government’s communication with citizens.
67% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied with the government’s handling of the human rights and freedoms file.
92% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied with the government’s handling of the war on Gaza.
30% of MPs believe that the government practiced transparency and information availability to citizens and the media from “weakly” to “not at all.”
105 MPs from the 19th council wish to run for the 2024 elections.
Al-Hayat Center - RASED conducted a survey of the opinions of the female and male members of the 19th council regarding the performance of Dr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh’s government over three and a half years since its formation and their intentions for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The RASED team was able to reach 120 parliamentarians, 118 of whom responded, while two abstained from answering, and the research team could not reach 9 parliamentarians.

The results showed that 65.2% of MPs rated the government as capable of bearing its responsibilities and fulfilling its commitments over three and a half years since its formation to a medium to large extent. The details are as follows: 23.7% rated the government as highly capable, 41.5% rated it as moderately capable, and 34.8% of MPs rated the government as limited to weak in bearing its responsibilities and fulfilling its commitments, with 18.6% seeing it as weakly capable and 16.2% as limitedly capable.

Regarding the MPs’ satisfaction with the government’s follow-up and coordination with the parliament, it appeared that 42.4% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied, with 11% highly satisfied and 31.4% moderately satisfied. The percentage of MPs who were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied was 57.6%, with 22.9% weakly satisfied and 34.7% dissatisfied.

In terms of the government’s ability to deal with crises and challenges, it turned out that 66.1% of MPs believe that the government was capable of dealing with them to a medium to large extent. The details are as follows: 24.6% of them believe it was highly capable, and 41.5% see it as moderately capable, while 33.9% of MPs believe the government was limited to weak in dealing with them, with 21.2% seeing it as weakly capable and 12.7% as limitedly capable.

Regarding the government’s communication with citizens, the results showed that 44.1% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied, with 8.5% highly satisfied and 35.6% moderately satisfied. Meanwhile, 55.9% of MPs were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied; among them, 28.8% were weakly satisfied, and 27.1% were dissatisfied.

Regarding the MPs’ satisfaction with the government’s handling of the political reform file, it appeared that 71.2% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied. The details are as follows: 28.8% are highly satisfied, while 42.4% are moderately satisfied. The percentage of MPs who were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied was 28.9%; among them, 13.6% were weakly satisfied, and 15.3% were dissatisfied.

On the other hand, the survey showed that 67% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied with the government’s handling of the human rights and freedoms file over three and a half years of its term. The details are as follows: 32.3% are highly satisfied and 34.7% are moderately satisfied, and 33% of MPs said they were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied, with 16.9% weakly satisfied and 16.1% dissatisfied.

Regarding the MPs’ satisfaction with the government’s handling of the employment and unemployment file, 22.9% of MPs believe they are medium to highly satisfied. The details are as follows: 3.4% are highly satisfied, and 19.5% of MPs are moderately satisfied, while the percentage of MPs who were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the employment and unemployment file was 77.1%, with 30.5% of MPs weakly satisfied and 46.6% dissatisfied.

Regarding the government’s dealings with political parties, it turned out that 67.8% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied, with 26.3% highly satisfied and 41.5% moderately satisfied, while 32.2% of MPs said they were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied with the government’s dealings with political parties, including 16.9% weakly satisfied and 15.3% dissatisfied.

Regarding the government’s handling of the war on Gaza, the survey showed that 92.4% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied, with 71.2% highly satisfied and 21.2% moderately satisfied, and 7.6% of MPs said they were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied, with 3.4% weakly satisfied and 4.2% dissatisfied.

The survey indicated that 70.3% of MPs believe that the government practiced transparency and information availability to citizens and the media to a medium to large extent; 19.5% of them believe the government practiced it to a large extent, and 50.8% believe it was practiced to a medium extent, while 29.7% of MPs believe it was practiced weakly to not at all, with 15.3% believing it was practiced weakly and 14.4% believing it was not practiced.

Regarding the legislation presented by the government to the parliament, 77.1% of MPs said they were medium to highly satisfied, with 42.4% highly satisfied and 34.7% moderately satisfied, and the percentage of MPs who were weakly satisfied and dissatisfied was 22.9%, including 13.6% weakly satisfied and 9.3% dissatisfied.

In the question about the MPs’ satisfaction with the government’s achievement in implementing the commitments of the public sector modernization plan, it turned out that 47.5% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied, with 10.2% highly satisfied and 37.3% moderately satisfied, and 52.6% of MPs said they were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied, with 29.6% weakly satisfied and 22.9% dissatisfied with the government’s achievement in the public sector modernization plan.

As for their satisfaction with the government’s achievement in the economic modernization vision, it turned out that 50% of MPs are medium to highly satisfied, with 13.6% highly satisfied and 36.4% moderately satisfied, and 50% of MPs were weakly satisfied to dissatisfied, with 28% weakly satisfied and 22% dissatisfied.

When MPs were asked about their opinion on the most likely scenario for the government and parliament in the coming period, it turned out that 77.1% of MPs believe that the parliament will be dissolved after 17/7/2024 with the government remaining, 10.2% believe that the dissolution of the parliament will be before 17/7/2024 and therefore the government will leave, 4.2% believe that the council will remain and the government will change, and 2.6% of them believe that the government will remain and the council will complete its constitutional term (a council hands over to another council), while 5.9% of them said that the future of the parliament and the government is linked to the royal will and they do not have a vision for the upcoming period.

Regarding the intentions of the female and male members of the 19th council for running in the upcoming 2024 parliamentary elections, the survey results and the field monitoring results of the RASED team indicated that 105 parliamentarians from the members of the 19th parliament intend to run for the upcoming elections, with a percentage of 81% of the parliament members, and 17 parliamentarians have not yet decided on their candidacy with a percentage of 13%, while the number of parliamentarians who decided not to run for the elections was 7 parliamentarians with a percentage of 6%.

Regarding the analysis results at the governorate level, it turned out that all deputies of Madaba, Aqaba, Tafilah, and the Central Badia district intend to run for the upcoming parliamentary elections with a percentage of 100%, while the results indicated that 28 parliamentarians who were in previous parliaments before the 19th parliament intend to run for the upcoming elections.