Eradah Party

Eradah Party
حزب إرادة
AbbreviationEP
Secretary-GeneralNidal Al-Batayneh[1]
Founded2022
HeadquartersAmman[1]
IdeologySocial market economy[2]
Social liberalism[2]
Environmentalism
Political positionCenter[3][4]
Colours  Navy blue
House of Representatives
19 / 138
Website
eradahjo.com

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 that seeks freedom for individuals and privately owned production companies, but with government controls to ensure fair competition and working conditions, protection of the rights of employers and workers, and social services for all individuals by the state. The goal is to achieve economic growth while reducing inflation and unemployment.

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

  1. 1 2 "Erada Party". Guide to Jordanian Politics. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Our core principles". Eradah Party. Eradah Party. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Eradeh party is a controversial topic, why?". Ammon News. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Jordanian Political Parties Monitoring Report. kas.de (Report). Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. July 2023. pp. 2, 5. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Sharawi, Ahmad (7 September 2024). "Will Jordan's new electoral law bring real change?". Atlantic Council.
  6. ↑ Sharawi, Ahmad (13 September 2024). "Pro-Hamas Islamists Win the Most Seats in Jordanian Elections". Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
  7. 1 2 Ryan, Curtis (29 September 2024). "Jordanian Elections in the Shadow of Domestic and Regional Tensions". Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
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