Jordan Islamists boycott decided on Thursday challenges dictatorship’s call for early elections expected later this year because of a “lack of reform”

Jordan Islamists say they will boycott early elections

Jordan’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood decided on Thursday to boycott early elections expected later this year because of a “lack of reform,” in a move that likely throw the country into political crisis. “The Muslim Brotherhood’s shura (advisory) council voted today to boycott parliamentary elections.