AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Ahmad Safadi on Tuesday said that the Speech from the Throne will serve as a roadmap guiding the Chamber’s collective efforts to achieve the nation’s highest interests.  

 

Safadi made these remarks while chairing the first meeting of the House's permanent office, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

 

On behalf of the office and all members of the Lower House, he expressed pride and gratitude to His Majesty King Abdullah for inaugurating the first ordinary session of the 20th Lower House on Monday and delivering the Speech from the Throne. 

 

According to constitutional procedures, the Lower House has 14 days from the date of the speech to submit its reply. 

 

Members of the permanent office agreed to hold the Chamber's sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30am, stressing that the House's bylaw will be applied when MPs fail to attend sessions without an excuse. 

 

The office decided to name the members of the committee responsible for drafting the reply based on nominations from parliamentary blocs, in preparation for the Lower House’s approval of the reply to be submitted to His Majesty.

 

The meeting also addressed the Chamber's priorities for the upcoming phase, aiming to deliver "parliamentary work that meets Jordanians' aspirations."