Emboldened opposition seeking total democracy and King’s departure in Arab Spring in frozen Jordan

Thousands of angry Jordanians call for king to go

AFP – Thousands of protesters made unprecedented calls on Friday for Jordan’s King Abdullah II to go, as police blocked them from heading to the royal palace to vent their anger over big fuel price increases. “Freedom, freedom, down with Abdullah,” chanted crowds that AFP estimated at around 10,000 people.

Saudi warns citizens to avoid Jordan gatherings

Saudi Arabia urged its citizens to stay away from public gatherings and universities in Jordan, where riots over fuel price hikes have left one person dead and 71 wounded, state news agency SPA reported. The kingdom’s embassy in Amman “warned Saudi employees and students in Jordan from going to public. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles