Jordan's King Abdullah accepts prime minister's resignation

AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Omar Razzazs Cabinet, but asked him to continue as a caretaker premier until a successor was named following the November 10 general elections, according to a Royal Court statement. Replying to Razzaz's resignation, the monarch in a letter on Saturday thanked the outgoing premier and his ministerial team for "undertaking your duties and diligently assuming your responsibilities throughout your tenure, especially during the extraordinary circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic", The Jordan Times reported.

In his resignation letter, Razzaz outlined his Cabinet's achievements since he became the Prime Minister in 2018.

He also said that the pandemic had impact on his cabinet's priorities for this year, with safeguarding public health and well-being becoming the main goal. The development came almost after a week the country's Parliament was dissolved ahead of the November elections.

The House of Representatives or the lower House comprises 130 seats, of which 115 members are elected by an open list proportional representation from 23 constituencies of between three and nine seats in size and 15 seats reserved for women.

Nine of the 115 proportional representation seats are reserved for the Christian minority, with another three reserved for the Chechen and Circassian minorities. (IANS)

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