Editing History of Jordan (section)

====Arab Spring====
On 14 January, the [[Jordanian protests (2011–present)|Jordanian protests]] began in Jordan's capital [[Amman]], and at [[Ma'an]], [[Al Karak]], [[Salt, Jordan|Salt]] and [[Irbid]], and other cities. The following month, King Abdullah appointed a new prime minister, former army general [[Marouf Bakhit]], and charged him with quelling the protests whilst carrying out political reforms. The street protests continued through the summer, albeit on a smaller scale, prompting the King to replace Bakhit with [[Awn al-Khasawneh]], a judge at the International Court of Justice (October 2011). However, Prime Minister Awn al-Khasawneh resigned abruptly after just six months having been unable to satisfy either the demands for reform or allay establishment fears of empowering the Islamist opposition. King Abdullah appointed former prime minister Fayez al-Tarawneh to succeed him.

In October 2012, King Abdullah called for early parliamentary elections, to be held at some time in 2013. The Islamic Action Front, continued in its calls for broader political representation and a more democratic parliament. The King appointed [[Abdullah Ensour]], a former minister and vocal advocate of democratic reform, as prime minister.

Mass demonstrations took place in Amman (November 2012) against the lifting of fuel subsidies. Public calls for the end of the monarchy were heard. Clashes between protesters and supporters of the king followed. The government reversed the fuel price rise following the protest.<ref name= "aljaz_totyrants">{{Cite news |first= Lamis |last=Andoni |title=To the tyrants of the Arab world... |date=16 January 2011 |work=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |url= http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/01/2011115135046129936.html |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110117231003/http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/01/2011115135046129936.html |archive-date= 17 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]'' stated that protests are expected to continue for several weeks because of increasing [[food prices]].<ref name="aljaz_totyrants"/>