Support to democratic reforms in Jordan Contract related to: Support to democratic reforms in Jordan - The action seeks to consolidate the progress achieved by the EU-JDID program and builds on the opportunities arising from the reforms proposed by the ¿Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System¿ regarding constitutional reform and changes in political parties law and electoral law.Democratic reforms start with the empowerment of citizens and active citizenship that can only be made effective in an environment of freedom, legality and rule of law. For many years, international cooperation in Jordan has been investing in developing citizens' capacities to participate to public and political life. However, progress in incorporating women and youth into economic and political life has been modest. For this reason, it is urgent to rethink the ways of promoting the participation of women and young people in the political arena, allowing them not only to develop their skills and knowledge but, above all, to apply them in practice.&nbsp;Applying skills and knowledge goes through the political empowerment of women and youth, transferring them real decision-making power that respond to their interests and needs. A special emphasis will be placed on the municipal sphere, where women and young people can more easily access positions of power. The proposed action will be implemented over five years so as to cover a complete electoral cycle and will in particular support the emergence and the nurturing of new local political leadership that may also become national leadership in the future. To maximise the impact of this strand of action, the programme should concentrate efforts on governorates in which other projects financed by the European Union (DAILL and NAZAHA) carry out actions to improve local governance, integrity and accountability of municipal and governorate authorities.An issue that will require lots of attention is civic education, from the first levels of primary school to secondary and tertiary education.&nbsp;Civic education should cover curricular and extracurricular activities to generate interest, reflection, and application of citizens¿ rights and obligations in daily life (respect of human rights, tolerance, participation, etc.).&nbsp;It is also proposed to carry out campaigns to promote active citizenship and the participation of people in the search for solutions to the challenges arising from of a tribal culture. The target group of these campaigns in particular is the population that is no longer of school age and has not followed university studies and which must also be reached by these notions of active citizenship.In addition, the action will contribute to the development of existing and new political parties and assist the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs (MoPPA) in line with the requirements forecasted by the new law on political parties. The new electoral law seeks reforms in the long term; however, it requires solid and efficient political parties that can take advantage of these opportunities. The action will provide adequate technical assistance and guidance to Jordanian political parties and citizens, which are willing to actively participate in the creation and modernisation of political parties. Finally, the action seeks to continue reinforcing the functioning of the House of Representatives and make it more responsive to citizens while improving its coordination with the governorates' councils. This coordination will make it possible to clarify the roles of each institution and, in addition, will allow better identification of responsibilities and accountability to citizens.