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Drawing: Nasser Al-Jaafari – Written by: Muhammad Al-Rantisi

On the seventh of October 2020, the name Bishr Hani Al-Khasawneh (Abu Hani) ascended to the “Jordanian front”, as it did not climb before, because the man born on the twenty-seventh of January 1969, (52 years old) ), And throughout his career in assuming positions and graduation in them, he remained somewhat far from continuous emergence, or to say more precisely: “He remained safe from direct clashes with people and thorny files locally at all levels.”

But Al-Khasawneh is married to the media, Rana Sultan, and they have two children in addition to Hani, both Zain and Nour, who are now “under trial” every day, and the decisions made by his “state” are subject to considerations completely different from any considerations in any position he previously held among a long list of positions, These are the public opinion considerations or the harsh public reaction that is merciful, especially in light of the “variety of crises” the Kingdom is witnessing, foremost of which is the Corona pandemic, and the difficult economic conditions.

This is self-evident and known to Al-Khasawneh, who close to him describes as an “exceptional reader and understanding”, due to the complexities of the local, regional and international scene, after a long and busy career, as well as a “qualitative experience” that he gained before he took over the government, as he worked as an advisor to His Majesty for policies, and before that as an advisor. His Majesty for communication and coordination, what allowed the man to delve deeper into the state’s files, specifically with regard to governments, what prepared him more to become prime minister, and with a general mandate “wider,” an area that his predecessors did not get, according to observers.

“A wider area” and not complete, for two things. The first is that the debate on the general mandate ends according to the conversations or statements of many politicians and dignitaries, that it cannot be complete for any government, because the management of the scene in the objective and historical contexts is intertwined between several influential parties. And governments are only part of this entanglement.

As for the second matter, it is reported that Al-Khasawneh, in some of his sessions, said, “The composition of my ministerial team was not all of my choice,” and in his speech this is a beating or a violation of the principle of general guardianship.

Speaking of his ministers, who are 31, it comes to minds about the criticism that affected Al-Khasawneh due to the size of the team that includes 8 state ministers in light of a real need to control the spending of public money, and here it is said that he regretted the ministering of a number of them, and he admires the ministers who entered his formation from the portal of Omar Razzaz’s government , Which preceded his government.

And according to Al-Razzaz, who was accused of including “close friends” in his cabinet, Al-Khasawneh is not immune to the same accusation. For those who do not know, there are 6 ministers in his government who are considered from the man’s circle of close friends, some of whom are next to him in the Prime Minister’s House, and others are present. In their ministries.

Regarding the personality of Al-Khasawneh at work, he is “strong” as some ministers in his government describe him, but he is “authoritarian” as other ministers see him. As for what is like consensus about his personality, and here is the conversation in general and not through his ministers, it is “worried and does not trust much in others.” .

Perhaps one of the most prominent deficiencies of al-Khasawneh and his government is that it is “without an identity,” and it has proposed a program whose critics say it is “constructive and not new in it.” Although months have passed since its introduction, its character and features have not been clear, as for the confidence of the deputies that the government has obtained on the basis of its program, It has no taste, odor, or color, as it is, as the chanting say, a “toll”, whether the program is really strong or flaky and fragile.

On the occasion of this talk, Al-Razzaz is present, who has left with his own and what he is, as his government bore the title “The Government of Ennahda,” and this “dreamy term” became rare among Jordanians and used in the context of ridicule or what is known as “black comedy”, while the Khasawneh government does not bear a title. A display that carries its vision for the next stage.

However, observers see, in the speech of His Majesty the King during the interview with the Jordanian News Agency, recently, a clear message that pushes the return of the political reform file to the fore as a title that the government should interact with for a new stage, as His Majesty stressed the need to consider the laws governing political life, such as election laws, parties and local administration. .

The matter is not easy, and it is rich in complexities and intertwines that govern the drawing of the general political scene in Jordan, which requires great time and effort beyond the capacity of the government mired in the file of the Corona pandemic crisis and its repercussions. Regarding the current government and the reform file specifically, he says: “You will not be able to carry and manage a file of this size, for reasons related to the size of the current crises pressure, and others related to the composition of the government that needs to be strengthened with balanced political figures who have more ability to capture the king’s vision regarding the laws governing life. Political ”.

In any case, and to be fair to the man, he will not have a “magic wand” for Jordanians to wake up to economic, livelihood, and political prosperity, etc., since the crises in their general and comprehensive sense are “accumulated and complex”, and perhaps all they want is “mercy” for their condition and conditions, before the “hour” comes Safar ”Al-Khasawneh, and he goes to a resting place other than the fourth roundabout, then he comes after him and after him, and so“ perhaps God will make something happen after that, ”such as if he clicks us with a government capable of dismantling these crises, and making a tangible difference to the reality of Jordanians and what befits their purity and patience.