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'''Governorate councils''' are elected assemblies in Jordan. The concept was founded by a 2015 [[decentralization]] law, and will be first established during the [[Jordanian local elections, 2017|2017 local elections]] held on 15 August.
 
TheThere will be 12 governorate councilcouncils consistsconsisting of 381 members andelected offrom 158 districtsconstituencies. 85% of the council seats are elected, while 15% are appointed by the central government. The council have no legislative authority and works only on development and services in their respective governorates to reduce the pressure on the [[Parliament of Jordan|parliament]].
 
==Background==