Islamic Action Front
political party, Jordan
Also known as: IAF
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Abdullah II
- In Abdullah II: Domestic policy
…Abdullah sought to restrain the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and the country’s largest opposition group, and pushed electoral reforms that were intended to increase voting based on platform rather than personal or tribal interests.
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role in Jordan
- In Jordan: Renouncing claims to the West Bank
…Brotherhood—in the form of the Islamic Action Front (IAF)—gained more seats than the pro-government candidates, and the newly elected prime minister, Mudar Badran, promised to lift the martial law that had been in place since 1967—a promise not fully kept until July 1991.
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