About 577,000 young men and women are expected to participate in Tuesday's parliamentary elections for the first time after reaching the legal age to vote, according to the Independent Election Commission (IEC).

Upon reaching the legal age to vote, young voters expressed their insistence on participating in the voting process in order to swear in a strong parliament which is capable of representing the aspirations and ideas of the youth while being able to realistically apply them in the Kingdom.

A young voter named Malak Hamdy said that the Jordanian society is relatively young, so attention must be paid to legislations concerned with strengthening youth capabilities from a practical and scientific point of view.

"My participation in the current elections came from my belief that we would produce a council which is good at dealing with important issues, especially [with what] concerns the youth sector”, added Hamdy.

Another voter, Ahmed Moussa indicated that his participation in the elections aims to bring about change and produce a parliament that preserves the achievements of the Kingdom and its institutions, and enacts legislation and laws that, as a whole, contribute to achieving comprehensive development, especially in light of the difficult economic and health conditions in Jordan.

Moussa praised the efforts of those in charge of the conduct of the electoral process, through their application of health safety rules, in terms of avoiding overcrowding in front of ballot boxes and speeding up the voting process.

Young voter Anas Ibrahim said that his participation in voting is a national duty and a constitutional right, which contributes to building partnership between youth and decision-makers.

Ibrahim hoped the new parliament will continue discussing reports issued by the supervisory authorities concerned with strengthening integrity and combating corruption, while urging for the creation of developmental projects to reduce the issues of poverty and unemployment.

A young woman, Ghosoun Abdel Hakim, said that her participation in the elections is to choose a competent council capable of overseeing and drawing the economic, political and social policies of the state through legislation.

Abdel Hakim added that the new council should strengthen the role of young women in society by enacting legislations that enhance their capabilities and protect them, and to provide operational projects to reduce the unemployment rate among them.