Tuesday, November 24, 2009 AMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered a general election two years early, after months of press criticism of the ineffectiveness and in some cases alleged corruption of MPs.In a royal decree, the king dissolved parliament from Tuesday and instructed the government to take the necessary steps to organise the snap poll.The outgoing parliament elected two years ago, which was dominated by independent and tribal MPs loyal tom the king, had been increasingly unpopular. Within 30 minutes of the dissolution announcement, websites were awash with postings applauding the decision.The most popular website Ammon carried more than 200."The best news I heard in two years -- our political life was in a coma and this measure was necessary," wrote a man calling himself Irbidaoui.Dozens of readers saw in the royal decree the "best gift for Eid," the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice which starts on Thursday in Jordan.One ...
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