Jordan sets parliamentary elections for Jan. 23

Published October 16, 2012 2:24pm ET



AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s electoral commission has scheduled the country’s parliamentary elections for Jan. 23.

The polls are part of reforms launched by King Abdullah II to stave off an Arab Spring revolt in Jordan. Uprisings elsewhere have so far toppled four long-time Arab leaders.

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