Jordan: King Abdullah Appoints Jaafar Hassan to Form a New Government
Sudan Events – Agencies
Jordan’s King Abdullah II appointed Dr. Jaafar Hassan on Sunday to form a new government, replacing the government of Dr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh, which had its resignation accepted, according to the Jordanian Royal Court.
On Sunday, Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh submitted his government’s resignation to King Abdullah II, paving the way for the formation of a new government less than a week after parliamentary elections, as reported by Jordan’s state television.
The “Al-Mamlaka” channel reported that “the government of Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh submitted its resignation on Sunday after the completion of the parliamentary elections for the 20th Parliament.”
After every parliamentary election, held every four years, it is customary for the government to resign, allowing the Jordanian monarch to appoint a new prime minister to form a government.
Islamists in Jordan made significant gains over other parties in the parliamentary elections held on Tuesday, securing 31 seats out of 138, marking an unprecedented result for the Islamic movement in over three decades, against the backdrop of the war in Gaza. Among the winners were 27 women.
According to Agence France-Presse, the elections were held under a new law passed in January 2022, which allocated 41 seats to political parties in an effort to boost political engagement.
The government of diplomat and lawyer Bisher Al-Khasawneh (55 years old) was formed on October 12, 2020.
