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02/05/2013 Les Campbell, NDI regional director for Middle East and North Africa programs, and Danya Greenfield of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East participated in a recent discussion at the Middle East Institute about the challenges Jordan faces after the Jan. 23 parliamentary elections.
Technical improvements such as standardized ballots resulted in progress from previous elections, but the King still hasn’t instituted meaningful reform.
“Both Campbell and Greenfield came to the same conclusion: the King must demonstrate his commitment to reform to boost Jordanian confidence in the future. Perhaps the King’s abstention from tampering with the Parliament’s upcoming selection of the Prime Minister will represent the perfect opportunity.”
