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Parliament of Jordan

عمان, Italy

Parliament of Jordan

The Parliament of Jordan (Arabic: مجلس الأمة Majlis Al-Umma) is the bicameral legislature of Jordan. Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate (Arabic: مجلس الأعيان Majlis Al-Aayan) and the House of Representatives (Arabic: مجلس النواب Majlis Al-Nuwaab)

. The Senate has 69 members, all of whom are directly appointed by the king, while the House of Representatives has 138 elected members, with nine seats reserved for Christians, three for Chechen and Circassian minorities, and fifteen for women. The members of both houses serve for four-year terms.

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