The Jordanian cabinet is considering raising the quota of women's seats in the Lower House from six to 12 ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, local media said on Sunday.

"Increasing the number of seats allocated to women in the Lower House has been a constant demand on the government by the women's movement and the Jordanian National Commission for Women," the commission's Secretary General Asma Khader was quoted by the Jordan Times as saying.

Khader said the government has promised to examine the demands of the women's commission, but has yet to come to a final decision.

The women's movement required for the allocation of one seat for women for each of the 12 governorates, said Khader.

Currently, there are 110 seats in the Lower House, including six allocated to women. Meanwhile, around 8 percent of municipal council seats are filled by women, with the majority appointed by the government.

The government has recently allocated no less than 20 percent of seats for women in the forthcoming municipal elections scheduled for July.

Source: Xinhua