The Law aims to reduce service-related pressure on the Parliament, so it can focus on its legislative and government oversight role.

The Law intends to reduce the pressure of service and development related issues on the Parliament, so it can perform its legislative and oversight over government effectively.

The law also intends to cede some central-government power to elected councils, increasing citizen participation in municipal decision-making.

[3] In a 15 August 2016 interview, King Abdullah II described the new decentralization law as "a very important link in the chain of reforms".

The Decentralization Law divided the Kingdom into 158 constituencies, which will witness the election of 12 governorate councils with 381 members.

[8] The Independent Election Commission trained some 19,000 volunteers for an awareness campaign on the municipal and decentralization laws.

[10] After the end of the withdrawal period on 1 August, 327 candidates either withdrew or their candidacies were rejected by courts after appeals.

[13] The elections went as planned with the exception of the central Badia, where a candidate's supporters attacked two ballot boxes.