Amman: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has dissolved the country’s parliament, appointing Maroof Bakht as new prime minister, sources said on Tuesday.
Jordan’s powerful Islamist opposition has demanded King Abdullah II dissolve the country’s newly elected parliament and remove Prime Minister Samir Rifai’s government, saying it has failed to implement needed political and economic reforms.
Islamic Action Front leader Hamza Mansour last month urged the dissolution of Jordan’s lower house of parliament, saying elections held November 9 were marred by fraud.
The IAF boycotted the polls after the government failed to adopt a new election law guaranteeing a more equitable distribution of seats that does not favor the king’s rural supporters.
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