Jordan: Prime Minister Wins Vote of Confidence

Jordan’s new Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh won a vote of confidence from parliament Thursday following days of discussion regarding his government and policies. The vote tallied “89-25, with three abstentions and two MPs absent from the 120-seat lower house of parliament.” Members of parliament “urged Khasawneh’s government meet public demands for reform as well as taking tougher action against corruption,” to which Khasawneh pledged, “No one is above the law.”

Meanwhile, opposition actors staged a protest Friday “to demand reforms.” Sources reported that despite the vote of confidence from parliament, “thousands” of Jordanians demonstrated against corruption.