1.0Wide Anglehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideanglediana cofresihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/author/diana-cofresi/Middle East Governments ~ Jordan | Wide Angle | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UCUTAGZ5vQ"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/middle-east-governments-jordan/2433/">Jordan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/middle-east-governments-jordan/2433/embed/#?secret=UCUTAGZ5vQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Jordan” — Wide Angle" data-secret="UCUTAGZ5vQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Jordan is a monarchy, with a bicameral legislature. The monarch appoints members of the National Assembly, and popular elections determine the House of Representatives. By law, women must hold at least six of the 110 seats in the House of Representatives. King Abdullah Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 until his death in 1999, and struggled […]https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/files/2008/08/wa_img_futureleb_map_jordan.gif