Politics of Jordan
The politics of Jordan take place in an authoritarian context where power is centralized in the hands of King Abdullah II. Aside from the King, the most powerful institutions in Jordan, politics are the coercive apparatus (military, police, intelligence service); the cabinet government which the king appoints; and the public bureaucracy. The popularly elected lower house of parliament has little meaningful influence on major policy decisions in Jordan. Formally, Jordanian politics takes places in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on January 8, 1952. The king exercises his power through the government he appoints which is responsible before the Parliament. Writing in 2026, Temple University professor Sean Yom writes, "the monarchy preserves power through a model of liberalized autocracy. Officials tolerate some dissent...
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