At the call of the Islamists, thousands of Jordanians have claimed, Friday, March 4, reforms in Amman, following the government's refusal to consider the constitutional monarchy claimed by a party of opposition. Prime Minister Maarouf Bakhit, whose government narrowly won Thursday night, the confidence of Parliament, announced reforms by the end of the year.
The Islamists responded by giving him a one-month period. The protesters - 10,000 according to organizers, 5,000 according to police - were chanting "The people want reform plan!", "The reforms are a popular demand!", "We want a new electoral law!". "We reject all attempts to derail real reforms," he told the crowd the spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Jamil Abu Bakr.
"We want political reforms within clearly defined and much less than that announced by the government," he added. The Islamic Action Front (IAF, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood) called for a constitutional revision, particularly of the electoral law, and advocates a parliamentary system of government with an elected prime minister and not appointed by the king.
Politicians and Islamists have formed an independent commission for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, an option rejected by the Parliament on Thursday before Maarouf Bakhit. The head of the FAI, Sheikh Hamzeh Mansour, said the government had presented so far "that palaver" and had "done nothing" to meet popular demands.
Framed by the police and Jordanian flags flying, the protesters carried banners calling for "bread and freedom" and "the dissolution of Parliament". 
The Islamists responded by giving him a one-month period. The protesters - 10,000 according to organizers, 5,000 according to police - were chanting "The people want reform plan!", "The reforms are a popular demand!", "We want a new electoral law!". "We reject all attempts to derail real reforms," he told the crowd the spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Jamil Abu Bakr.
"We want political reforms within clearly defined and much less than that announced by the government," he added. The Islamic Action Front (IAF, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood) called for a constitutional revision, particularly of the electoral law, and advocates a parliamentary system of government with an elected prime minister and not appointed by the king.
Politicians and Islamists have formed an independent commission for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, an option rejected by the Parliament on Thursday before Maarouf Bakhit. The head of the FAI, Sheikh Hamzeh Mansour, said the government had presented so far "that palaver" and had "done nothing" to meet popular demands.
Framed by the police and Jordanian flags flying, the protesters carried banners calling for "bread and freedom" and "the dissolution of Parliament".
- Jordany Valdespin: New York Mets Future at Second Base? (26/02/2011)
- Born to be wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild! Et vegeter... - Bangkok, Thailand (01/03/2011)
- Mets Impress Collins In 10-Inning Tie With Braves (27/02/2011)
- Ryota Igarashi Earns First "W" Of 2011 (25/02/2011)
- Special ed students lack help: report (03/03/2011)
No comments:
Post a Comment