Today, Sunday, Jordan's King Abdullah II will inaugurate the second ordinary session of the 19th National Assembly, with a speech from the throne.
 
The two councils (deputies and notables) shall, within 14 days of the Throne address, submit their responses separately.
 
After listening to the speech of the throne, the 29th Senate will hold its first session under the chairmanship of its president, Faisal Al-Fayez. From last September, and postponing the meeting of the National Assembly in its regular session until November 13.
 
As soon as the notables’ session ends, the House of Representatives holds its inaugural session, which is chaired by the oldest deputy in the Public Prosecution, assisted by the two youngest members present, according to Article 3 of the House’s bylaw, where the House of Representatives begins their work by electing the Speaker of the House, as the House may not conduct any discussion or issue any A decision before the election of its president, according to Article 5 of the rules of procedure.
 
The position of Speaker of the Council shall be won by the one who obtains the absolute majority of the attendees (half the number of attendees + one), if the candidates for the position are more than two, but if the two candidates are only two, then the winner shall be considered the one who obtains the relative majority. No candidate obtained that majority, the election is re-elected between the two candidates who obtained the highest votes, and whoever obtains the relative majority is considered the winner, and if the votes are equal, a lottery is drawn between them.
 
As soon as the election result is announced, the elected president is invited to assume the presidency, then the process of electing the first and second deputies takes place one by one in the manner in which the president was elected.
 
As for the election of the assistants of the Speaker of the Council, it takes place on a single list, and the winners are declared the winner of the relative majority among them.
 
After electing the members of the permanent office (the president, his two deputies, and his assistants), the council elects a committee from its members to formulate a response to the speech of the supreme throne, in preparation for its approval by the council, and submitting it to King Abdullah II.
 
At the beginning of each regular session, the deputies choose the members of the 15 permanent parliamentary committees.
 
The House of Representatives will discuss - in its next regular session, which lasts six months - the draft law on the general budget of the state and government units for the fiscal year 2023, in preparation for its approval at least one month before the start of the fiscal year in accordance with the provisions of Article 112 of the Constitution, in addition to the legislation received from The government, as well as 50 draft laws in the possession of the Council and its permanent committees, as well as the reports of the Audit Bureau for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
 
Since its election two years ago, the current parliament has approved 56 laws, discussed 150 questions, and directed 244 parliamentary memoranda to the government.
Source: Middle East News Agency