Laight al-Jnaidi and Ali Semerci
04 October 2020•Update: 04 October 2020
AMMAN, Jordan
Jordan’s King Abdullah has accepted the resignation of the country's premier Omar al-Razzaz but asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new prime minister is designated and a new Cabinet is formed.
"His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday accepted the resignation of Omar Razzaz’s Cabinet, and entrusted it to continue as caretaker government until a new prime minister is named and a new Cabinet is formed," said a Royal Court statement.
On Sept 27, the monarch announced dissolving of Jordanian parliament under a constitutional rule causing the government to resign within a week period.
*Writing by Merve Aydogan in Ankara.
