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Line 1: {{Politics of Jordan}} '''Governorate ~~councils~~council''' ~~are~~is an elected local ~~assemblies~~assembly 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. There will be 12 governorate councils consisting of 381 members elected from 158 constituencies. 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]].

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