Editing Politics of Jordan (section)

==Executive branch==
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|[[King of Jordan|King]]
|[[Abdullah II of Jordan|Abdullah II]]
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|7 February 1999
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|[[Prime Minister of Jordan|Prime Minister]]
|[[Jafar Hassan]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|15 September 2024
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The [[Constitution of Jordan]] vests [[executive authority]] in the [[King of Jordan|king]] and in his [[Cabinet of Jordan|cabinet]]. The king signs and executes or [[veto]]es all laws. The king may also suspend or dissolve parliament, and shorten or lengthen the term of session. A veto by the king may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both houses of parliament at his discretion, most recently in November 2009.<ref name="Freedom House">Freedomhouse.org http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2010&country=7849 {{Dead link|date=May 2020|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The king appoints and may dismiss all judges by decree, approves [[constitutional amendment|amendment]]s to the constitution after passing by both parliaments, declares [[war]] and acts as the supreme leader of the [[Military of Jordan|armed forces]]. Cabinet decisions, [[court]] judgments, and the national [[currency]] are issued in his name. The Cabinet, led by a [[prime minister]], was formerly appointed by the king, but following the [[2011 Jordanian protests]], King Abdullah agreed to a prime minister selected by and responsible to the [[Chamber of Deputies of Jordan|Chamber of Deputies]] on matters of general policy, including the composition of cabinet. A two-thirds vote of "[[Motion of no confidence|no confidence]]" by the Chamber can force the cabinet to resign.