Senate passes 2022 election bill

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 The Senate on Thursday approved a new draft law for the elections of the Lower House of Parliament. According to the Constitution, the bill will have to be signed into law by His Majesty the King before going into effect.

The draft 2022 election law introduces a Kingdom-wide electoral district for political parties and for which the bill designates 41 seats, or 30 percent, of the 138-strong legislature. The remaining 97 seats are left for local constituencies across the country.

Moreover, in its general terms, the draft designates the minimums of 50 and 65 percent of the legislature’s seats to political parties in the 21st and 22nd Lower Houses of Parliament, respectively. A bylaw governing this process will be issued at the time.

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