"On February 3, the Saudi-owned London-based Al-Hayat daily carried in its paper edition the following report by its correspondent in Amman Nabil Ghishan: “Jordanian Prime Minister-designate Marouf al-Bakhit has started to conduct his consultations in order to form a new government… In this respect, parliamentary sources were quoted by Al-Hayat as saying: “The parliamentary climate was very pessimistic vis-a-vis the nomination of Al-Bakhit to the prime minister’s post because of his previous history when he was prime minister. Many deputies are afraid that Al-Bakhit might dissolve the current parliament, while in the past, his government had falsified the elections (in 2007) and was involved in many corruption files such as the Dead Sea Casino…”
“As for the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Doctor Hammam al-Sa’id, he assured that the popular protests will be carried out until real political reforms are conducted, noting that this necessitated the issuance of a new electoral law… In this respect, politburo member in the Jordanian Communist Party, Faraj al-Tomeizi, was quoted by Al-Hayat as saying: “The opposition parties have two different opinions in regard to the next step that should be adopted on the ground. On one hand, some people support the continuation of the protests while on the other, some parties consider that it would be better to postpone the protests. The opposition parties are still in contact and I expect them to adopt a common position in light of the ongoing dialogue taking place between all the opposition forces.”
“It is important to note that Washington had welcomed the nomination of Al-Bakhit yesterday… However, many Jordanian parties opposed this new nomination." (thanks Nicholas)
“As for the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Doctor Hammam al-Sa’id, he assured that the popular protests will be carried out until real political reforms are conducted, noting that this necessitated the issuance of a new electoral law… In this respect, politburo member in the Jordanian Communist Party, Faraj al-Tomeizi, was quoted by Al-Hayat as saying: “The opposition parties have two different opinions in regard to the next step that should be adopted on the ground. On one hand, some people support the continuation of the protests while on the other, some parties consider that it would be better to postpone the protests. The opposition parties are still in contact and I expect them to adopt a common position in light of the ongoing dialogue taking place between all the opposition forces.”
“It is important to note that Washington had welcomed the nomination of Al-Bakhit yesterday… However, many Jordanian parties opposed this new nomination." (thanks Nicholas)
