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Published in the Official Gazette on September 1, 1992, the Political Parties Law establishes the ground rules governing political party activity in Jordan. In order to receive a license from the Ministry of Interior, a political party must meet the following conditions: respect for the Constitution, principles of political pluralism, and the security of Jordan; no organizational or financial ties to non-Jordanian body, as well as no directing partisan activity upon the orders of any foreign country or body; and, no organizing within the armed forces or security departments. The law also mandates that a licensed political party must have at least fifty members, and that its leadership and finances remain public. The headquarters, communications and correspondences of political parties, in turn, are protected by the law from raids and searches except with a judicial order. Parties are allowed to issue publications in accordance with the Press and Publications Law.
The Political Parties Law Law Number 32 For the Year 1992
Published in the Official Gazette, No. 3851 of 1 September 1992
We, El-Hassan Bin Talal, the Regent, in accordance with Article (31) of the Constitution and upon the decision of both the House of Notables and the House of Deputies, do hereby ratify the following Law, and order its issuance and addition to the Laws of the State:
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