58301463 Jordan's King renounces the right to appoint ministers
Jordan's King Abdullah II has pledged to hold a series of reforms in the country, one of which will affect the order of forming the government. As reported by Al-Jazeera, the monarch made a statement on June 12 during a televised address to mark the 12 anniversary of his reign. According to the words of the King, in the future the government will form a party that won the parliamentary elections. The new order will be defined in law, who is now preparing a special state committee. In accordance with existing law, cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister, appoints the monarch. Also, King Abdullah II promised to implement economic reforms. In particular, according to CNN, the changes will affect the taxation system. The purpose of these changes, according to King, are "improving competitiveness, improving investment climate and providing youth employment opportunities." Announcing the upcoming changes, the king did not give dates for their implementation. Moreover, he noted that in the near future they would be unlikely, since the onset of rush threatens to "chaos and disorder." Commitment to reform was made King Abdullah II on the background of continuing protests, which continue in Jordan since January 2011. In February, the king has already had to make concessions to the demonstrators: when he sacked the prime minister. Meanwhile, protesters demand depriving the King the right to appoint ministers. At the same time, analysts note that the situation in Jordan is an order of magnitude quieter than in other Arab countries. In two of them – Tunisia and Egypt – the popular unrest led to a change in operating modes. The riots in Libya have grown into full-scale civil war in which countries were forced to intervene Western coalition led by NATO. On the brink of war, the situation in Syria and Yemen.
