Eradah Party
Eradah Party حزب إرادة | |
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| Abbreviation | EP |
| Secretary-General | Nidal Al-Batayneh[1] |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Amman[1] |
| Ideology | Social market economy[2] Social liberalism[2] Environmentalism |
| Political position | Center[3][4] |
| Colours | Navy blue |
| House of Representatives | 19 / 138
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| Website | |
| eradahjo | |
The Eradah Party (Arabic: حزب إرادة, lit. 'Will Party') is a Jordanian political party. It is as of 2024 the third largest party in the House of Representatives.
History
The party first formed in 2023, and soon reached more than 16,000 members.[5]
During the 2024 Jordanian general election, the party won 19 seats in the House of Representatives and became the third largest party.[6][7]
On 6 September 2025, party members of the Progress Party voted in favor of merging with the Eradah Party to establish the Mubadara Party (meaning "initiative").[8]
Ideology
The Eradah party claims itself to be centrist. The party calls for a social market economy, claiming that "This economic and social system provides freedom for individuals and private ownership of the means of production and companies, but calls for restricting them with government controls; to achieve fair competition, in addition to setting standards for working conditions, preserving the right of both employers and workers, and providing social services to access social welfare for all individuals by the state, which ensures achieving a balance between a high rate of economic growth, reducing inflation, and lowering unemployment rates".
The Eradah party is in favor of environmentalism, in which it has opposed an amendment to the tax system of Jordan it claims "reduces taxes on gasoline cars and gradually increases them on electric cars" further claiming the amendment is "an unjustified retreat from global and national economic trends towards supporting environmental sustainability and innovation in the field of transportation and energy".[9]
Some party leaders and candidates also served as former government officials or cabinet ministers, and the party may represent "an establishment-oriented bloc" competing against the Islamist Islamic Action Front.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Erada Party". Guide to Jordanian Politics. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Our core principles". Eradah Party. Eradah Party. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "The Eradeh party is a controversial topic, why?". Ammon News. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Jordanian Political Parties Monitoring Report. kas.de (Report). Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. July 2023. pp. 2, 5. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Sharawi, Ahmad (7 September 2024). "Will Jordan's new electoral law bring real change?". Atlantic Council.
- ^ Sharawi, Ahmad (13 September 2024). "Pro-Hamas Islamists Win the Most Seats in Jordanian Elections". Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
- ^ a b Ryan, Curtis (29 September 2024). "Jordanian Elections in the Shadow of Domestic and Regional Tensions". Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.
- ^ "اندماج "تقدّم" و"إرادة" تحت مظلة حزب جديد باسم "مبادرة"" ["Progress" and "Eradah" merge under the umbrella of a new party called "Mudabara"]. Jordan News Agency. 6 September 2025.
- ^ "The Will Party expresses its rejection of the recent amendment approved by the government to the special tax system". Eradah Party. Eradah Party. Retrieved 24 September 2024.