An independent election commission was created by law. And a respected Jordanian jurist who had been a judge at the International Court of Justice was reprimanded for dragging his feet in getting the election law passed.
过去一年来，阿卜杜拉国王十分坚定地认为约旦人民应该在2012年之前获得自由公平选举的权利。约旦宪法进行了修订。独立的选举委员会依法成立。某广受尊敬的法学家、前联合国国际法院法官因阻挠选举法通过而受到了批评。。