Zamzam (political party)
Appearance
Zamzam زمزم | |
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Leader | Rheil Gharaibeh |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | Amman |
Ideology | Islamic democracy |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Chamber of Deputies | 5 / 130
|
Senate | 0 / 65
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Zamzam (Arabic: زمزم), officially the National Congress Party (Arabic: حزب المؤتمر الوطني), is a moderate Islamist political party in Jordan which was established in 2016 by the Zamzam initiative members, who have defected from the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood.[1] The party won 5 seats in the 2016 general elections.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Zamzam leaders discuss plans for projected political party". The Jordan Times. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Zamzam party licensed". Retrieved 7 November 2016.