MASAD: "Yarmouk" thinks that collaboration with civil society organizations is essential for achieving a participatory vision that matches the royal aim for successful political life.
Al-Batayneh: Our identity in this nation is Jordanian, and we want to grow and progress in Jordan while also fighting to free Palestine.
Obaidat: The Parties Law made it easier for young people to join political parties with specific programs.
Caucasus: Parties provide actual forums for young people to voice their opinions and demonstrate their participation in building and promoting their community.
Al-Saleh: Our civilization is young, and it has the most significant factors of production, represented by the human factor.
Dr. Islam Massad, President of Yarmouk University, encouraged the activities of the dialogue seminar titled "Political and partisan life and the role of young men and women in the royal vision for modernizing the political system," which was organized by the Deanship of Student Affairs and Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies in cooperation with the "Yalla nsharek, Yalla nehtazeb" initiative and with the participation of the former ministers Nidal Al-Bat
In his speech, Massad affirmed Yarmouk University's belief in the importance of cooperation and participation with civil society institutions to reach a participatory vision that meets the royal desire for an effective political life that achieves tangible results through the involvement of all political, social, and economic forces and the different opinions on outcomes capable of moving society to a more developed, prosperous, and open society, in accordance with the
He went on to say that this dialogue seminar comes at a time when the national reform process is seeing tangible progress in various aspects of the political, economic, and social systems, citing His Majesty the King's constant affirmation that continuing the comprehensive reform process is a strategic choice and a necessity imposed by the Jordanian people's interests and the requirements of building the prosperous future they desire.
Massad emphasized that young men and women are active and significant aspects of Jordan's political landscape, and their importance cannot be overstated when discussing integrated change and partisan development. During the reign of His Majesty King Abdullah II, women gained wide qualitative support via His Majesty's royal instructions to succeeding administrations on the importance of women's involvement in formulating and making choices in numerous domains.
Massad emphasized that the youth are the apple of the leader's eye and that they are and will continue to be the focus of his care and attention. His Majesty had given them free rein to express their inclinations and ideas, and he urged and encouraged them to engage in political and partisan life without fear or hesitation.
He stated that Yarmouk University, despite its awareness of the challenges, is preparing to hold the university students' union elections through its will and provision of all requirements and means for the success of this entitlement, and he encouraged all university students, regardless of their intellectual orientations and political affiliations, to participate in these elections, which will serve as a small picture of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
In reply, Al-Batayneh emphasized that our identity in this nation is Jordanian to develop and promote Jordan, but it is also a fighting identity to free Palestine.
He stated that what we need is competing party plans and that parties must be patriotic, suggesting that the fear of partisanship has become "one of the scarecrows of the past."
He went on to say that access to power is one of the ABCs of any political party, and in order to achieve this, the party must have a comprehensive plan for all aspects of life, as well as provide competencies to student councils in universities, chambers of commerce and industry, unions, and the House of Representatives.
Al-Batayneh explained that when partisan representatives form a quantitatively and qualitatively balanced bloc under the dome of Parliament, there is a party reference from the specialized committees that direct the various laws, and in this concept, the "National Representative" is achieved, who is the Deputy for Legislation and Oversight rather than the Deputy for Services.
For his part, Obaidat emphasized that the conscious Jordanian citizen is the ally of the state that has achieved proactiveness in reconciling security and democracy, as well as its proactiveness in establishing the Royal Commission to modernize the political system. This commission produced a system of legislation known as Al-Banan through the trinity of constitutional amendments, the election law, and the political party’s law, which is considered the main incubator for a prosperous
He emphasized the need for parties to improve their candidate selection of young women and men for the next parliamentary elections in order to have 39–40 MPs of women and young women in the next parliament.
Obaidat said that this sort of seminar will lay the groundwork for a partisan and programmatic youth society, demonstrating that young people are change agents and shapers of the nation's destiny.
He went on to say that in the future, young people will be able to form party governments from the bosom of Parliament and from under the dome, especially now that the Parties Law has opened the door wide for youth participation in programmatic political parties, with 30 parties so far, and that he hopes to increase party participation by 7–10%.
Obaidat believed that the system for practicing student party activities in higher education institutions resulted in several instructions that allowed for party affiliation and establishment, as well as allowing deanships of student affairs to serve as a point of contact for students interested in organizing party activities in universities.
Al-Saleh, for his part, emphasized that young men and women's engagement in parties is critical to the success of party activity and its capacity to propel Jordan forward.
He said that Jordanian society is youthful, with 54% of the population under the age of 24 and 66% under the age of 32. This suggests that Jordan has one of the most critical manufacturing components, the human factor, which outperforms that of other nations globally. As a result, it is critical to engage these skills and energy in labor, construction, and the capacity to contribute via deliberate, programmed party work.
Al-Saleh stated that involving both young men and women in party activities necessitates their access to education, which Jordan has successfully achieved for all of its citizens, as well as employment prospects that enable them to offer and accomplish.
He added that resolving these two difficulties necessitates matching educational achievements with labor market needs, as well as focusing young men and women's attention toward the professional labor market and future occupations where there is a shortage.
In response, Qawaqza emphasized that the better future to which Jordanians aspire would not be realized without national programmatic party activity and that Jordanians may now participate in party work and profit from worldwide party experiences that have proved successful.
Qawaqza said that the interest and focus on the role of youth and universities in party work is not a luxury but rather comes from the fact that universities are the incubator of future leaders and that the leaders of tomorrow, and those who will manage all national files in the future and make decisions about them, are currently university students, as they are the fuel for production and giving, hence the focus on the essentiality of their role in purposeful nationalism.
He emphasized the need for young people to understand the importance of playing their role in assuming their national responsibility for building and positive change through parties, which are considered real platforms for Jordanian youth to have their say and prove their role in developing society in various fields, and that young people distancing themselves from party work will inevitably result in a blank that causes work and advancements in all fields
The seminar, conducted by Saif Bani Mustafa and attended by a number of deans, representatives of the university's teaching and administrative staff, and a group of its students, concluded with the panelists answering questions and queries from the public.
