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Two demonstrations in Jordan to press for political reforms
 [Arab News] Jordanians demonstrated in Amman and the northern city of Irbid on Wednesday calling for political reforms and the resignation of the new cabinet that was formed last week by Marouf Bakhit, eyewitnesses said.Dozens of activists took part in a demonstration in front of the royal court in Amman to press for the annulment of amendments that were introduced into the 1952 constitution, a landmark in Jordan's democratic march. "We are here to demand the restoration of the 1952 constitution which should represent the start of the reforms era," said Mohammad Sunaid, one of the leaders of the campaign. In Irbid, about 80 kilometers north of Amman, hundreds of Jordanian activists, unionists and members of opposition parties marched calling for the resignation of the government, the dissolution of the lower house of parliament that was elected on November 9, 2010 and the trial of corrupts. Two weeks ago, King Abdallah sacked the former cabinet of Prime Minister Samir Rifai under the pressure of a series of protests that swept the country and found inspiration from the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Rifai was replaced by Bakhit, to whom the monarch assigned the duty of conducting speedy "real political and economic reforms." Posted by: Fred 2011-02-18 |
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