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{{*}}[[Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood|Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref>[http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2061860.html Muslim Brotherhood vows to ‘flood’ Jordan’s streets to press reform demands – Trend.Az]. (5 September 2012).</ref><br />
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{{*}}[[Trade union]]s<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/world/2011/jan/15/jordanians-protest-over-food-prices|title=Jordanians protest against soaring food prices|author=Johnny McDevitt|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=15 January 2011}}</ref>
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| casualties1 =1 dead<ref name="guardian1">[httphttps://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/world/2012/nov/15/jordan-police-station-attack-protests "Jordan police stations attacked by gunmen during protest"]. ''The Guardian''.</ref><br/>70 injured<ref name="BBCInjuries"/>
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prime ministers and cabinets, instead, elected parliamentary majority would be the ones to form future cabinets. He also said that more reforms would be announced in the future, including new election and political party laws.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jordan's King Abdullah vows to allow elected cabinets|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13744640|date=12 June 2011|accessdate=13 June 2011|newspaper=BBC News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613112638/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13744640|archivedate= 13 June 2011<!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Prime minister Al Bakhit resigned on 17 October, after 70 of 120 deputies had called for his resignation for failing to swiftly implement the political reform package. King Abdullah appointed [[Awn al-Khasawneh]] as the new prime minister.<ref name="Guardian20111017">{{cite news|url=httphttps://www.guardiantheguardian.co.ukcom/world/2011/oct/17/jordon-king-names-judge-prime-minister?newsfeed=true|title=Jordan's king names Hague court judge as prime minister|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 October 2011|accessdate=30 October 2011}}</ref>
 
On April 2012, Prime Minister [[Awn al-Khasawneh]] resigns abruptly, was unable to satisfy either demands for reform or establishment fears of empowering the opposition. King Abdullah appointed former prime minister [[Fayez al-Tarawneh]] to succeed him.