VIDEO - Prime Minister secures vote of confidence from House of Representatives

The cabinet of Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, has secured today a vote of confidence by the House of Representatives.

The vote, which lawmakers passed with 82 in favor, versus 53 against and 2 abstensions, gives the green light for Prime Minister Hassan to move forward in his post, which he took up on September 15 by His Majesty King Abdullah’s directives.

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Earlier, Hassan delivered his cabinet’s response to parliamentary discussions on Wednesday, prior to the vote.

In his remarks, Hassan emphasized, “We will not promise deputies or citizens anything the government cannot deliver.” He added that the government will present a detailed program within four weeks to implement the pledges outlined in the speech to Parliament.

Hassan also expressed the government’s readiness to engage in discussions about the economic proposals raised by lawmakers during their deliberations.

Over the past two days, 85 MPs, including representatives from three parliamentary blocs, participated in the discussions. Many focused on Jordan's regional efforts to support Gaza, while others called for improvements to infrastructure and services in their constituencies.

To secure confidence, the government must win an absolute majority of MPs' votes—70 out of the 130 members—as stipulated by Article 53 of the Constitution.

According to Parliament's internal regulations, MPs cast their votes with one of three responses: "confidence," "no confidence," or "abstain."

Voting was conducted by roll call, as outlined in Article 47/A of the House's internal rules, which mandates a loud, individual declaration of votes for matters concerning the Constitution or a confidence motion.