Jordan's Islamists, including Islamic Action Front and the Muslim Brotherhood Organization, developed a proposal for political reform based on Islamic law.
An Islamist source said Tuesday the document will be published in the next few days. He said the document, which was largely inspired by Islamic law, aims at achieving comprehensive political and economic reforms for boosting political stability and social and economic prosperity and consolidating Jordan's Arab and Islamic identity.
The document underlines the need to draft a modern election law based on proportional representation and reforming the laws for political parties, municipalities and the media.
It also stresses the importance of peaceful rotation of power as a basis for political life.
Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers. Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time—with local media touting it as a big success. As the Star-Tribune noted in endorsing IRV for St. Paul, Tuesday’s elections give the Twin Cities a chance to show the whole state of Minnesota the benefits of adopting IRV. There were disappointments in Lowell and Pierce County too, but high-profile multi-candidate races in New Jersey and New York keep policymakers focused on ways to reform elections; the Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald were among many newspapers publishing commentary from FairVote board member and former presidential candidate John Anderson on how IRV can mitigate the problems of plurality elections.