Jordanian PM Awn Khasawneh said the reforms would help parties "place themselves on the political map"

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Awn Khasawneh Amman Kingdom of Jordan Middle East

Jordanian PM Awn Khasawneh said the reforms would help parties "place themselves on the political map"

Khalil Mazraawi

Jordanian Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh holds a news conference in Amman. Khasawneh said his government has approved a long-awaited electoral law that scraps a contested one-person-one-vote system and increases a quota for women MPs.