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Loyalists to Dominate Jordan's New Parliament

(New York Times) Kareem Fahim - Members of previous rubber-stamp parliaments and tribal figures who run patronage networks aided by their ties to Jordan's authorities were among the parliamentary winners announced Thursday by Jordan's election commission. While other seats went to leftist and Islamist opposition figures, the elections - part of a package of changes offered by King Abdullah II - seemed unlikely to quell the simmering discontent that has posed a challenge to his rule.

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