Elizabeth Arrott VOICE OF AMERICA
January 23, 2013

CAIRO — Jordanians are voting for a new parliament Wednesday at a time of growing calls for reform in the kingdom.

However, the influential Muslim Brotherhood is boycotting the vote, casting doubt on how influential the body will be.

The brotherhood’s political wing, the Islamic Action Front, has been at the front of calls for reform in the kingdom.

But Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, casting his ballot Wednesday, said change would go ahead.

“I am very sure that the Jordanian people are confident that we started from today a new era of political reform,” he said.