Al Mithaq Al Watani Party reaches 10,033 members, tops youth membership

AMMAN — Al Mithaq Al Watani (National Charter) Party announced on Thursday that its members, according to the latest statistics by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) totalled 10,033, despite it stopped its activities to attract more members nationwide.

The total number includes 3,662 females, 6,371 males and 4,036 as young people in the 18-35 age group, according to a party statement.

The party said that it stopped attracting more members due to its preparations to run for the upcoming parliamentary elections and focusing on the electoral programme of the party.

The newly formed party expressed pride in all its members and supporters who have shown confidence since its establishment.

The IEC in February said that a total of 26,272 young men and women are members of the Kingdom's 33 licensed political parties.

The IEC also said that Al Mithaq Al Watani Party topped the list of political parties in terms of the number of youth memberships.

The commission added that the total number of youth affiliated with political parties reached 26,272 nationwide, of which 3,693 or 14 per cent are members of the Al Mithaq Al Watani Party.

Political Parties Registry Director at IEC Ahmed Abu Zeid in January said that 23,702 individuals under the age of 35 are members of political parties, constituting 38.5 per cent of the total memberships.

Abu Zeid added that 10,455 of young members are females, making up 44.1 per cent of the total youth representation in political parties.

He also said that the total number of members of political parties reached 61,534, including 34,575 males and 26,959 females, adding that 31 parties have met the conditions for establishment, under the 2022