Jordan’s PM Resigns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A website linked to Jordan's military said Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki has resigned.
According to the report, the embattled Jordanian PM has submitted his resignation amid anti-government protests, AP reported.
Jordan's King Abdullah II was expected to ask Mulki to resign amid widespread anger over price hikes and an income tax reform bill.
For a fourth consecutive day, thousands of Jordanians converged in the capital, Amman, demonstrating on Sunday night against IMF-backed price increases and a tax reform bill sent to parliament last month.
The protests, which also took place in main provincial towns, are the biggest the kingdom has seen in years, Al Jazeera reported.
Demonstrators have been convening near the cabinet office, chanting and calling for the removal of the prime minister, whose government proposed raising income tax by at least five percent.
Mulki assumed office in 2016 and was responsible for improving the country's economy amid regional turmoil and a refugee crisis.
Amman is the most expensive Arab city to live in, according to a recent report published by The Economist.